American journalist and poet WC Bryant numbered Richard Cobden MP among the world’s statesmen, not our politicians.

Richard Cobden wondered how the architects of the British Empire had the nerve to accuse Russia of imperialism.

Rowland Hill calculated that a lower, flatter rate of postage would not only make the public better off and better read, but increase the Revenue.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous poem about a suicidal cavalry charge during the Battle of Balaclava on October 25th, 1854.

Britain’s fear of Russia led her to attempt regime change in Afghanistan, but it cost many lives and damaged the army’s reputation.

Richard Cobden questioned both the wisdom and the motives of politicians who intervene on foreign soil.