This useful 1890 work recounts the history of England from the end of the Napoleonic War in 1815 to the peace of Paris in 1856, following the Crimean War. A balanced yet honest six-volume history, it is Walpole's masterpiece. The sixth and final volume begins with a chapter on the Crimean War (1853-1856); Walpole then follows up with sections on Britain in India and the Middle East, relations with the United States, interactions with Australia, and closes with a conclusion about the growth of Britain in the nineteenth century.