books.google.co.uk - At the beginning of the twentieth century England's empire spanned the globe, its economy was strong, and its political system seemed immune to the ills that inflicted so many other countries. After a resounding electoral triumph in 1906, the Liberals formed the government of the most powerful nation...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Strange_Death_of_Liberal_England_191.html?id=8HtnzzqrTOsC&q=House+of+Lords&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Strange Death of Liberal England, 1910-1914