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The North British Review was a Scottish periodical. It was founded in 1844 to act as the organ of the new Free Church of Scotland, the first editor being David Welsh. [1] It was published until 1871; [2] in the last few years of its existence it had a liberal Catholic editorial policy. [3]

Under Lord Acton's influence the Review took on a different character, with Aurelio Buddeus and Constantin Frantz writing on European affairs. Its editorial line rose above nationalistic politics, and was strongly opposed to Otto von Bismarck. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ Alvin Sullivan (7 November 1983). British Literary Magazines: The romantic age, 1789-1836. Greenwood Press. p. 117 note 6. ISBN   978-0-313-22872-8.
  3. ↑ Laurel Brake; Marysa Demoor (2009). Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism: In Great Britain and Ireland. Academia Press. p. 3. ISBN   978-90-382-1340-8 . Retrieved 8 November 2012.
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  5. ↑ Millar, Gordon F. "Maitland, Edward Francis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17821.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  7. ↑ Griffin, Nicholas. "Fraser, Alexander Campbell". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33247.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  11. ↑ John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton; Richard Simpson; Josef Lewis Altholz (1975). The correspondence of Lord Acton and Richard Simpson. 3. CUP Archive. p. 269 note 2. ISBN   978-0-521-20552-8 . Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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