Palmerston és a krími háború
Palmerston and the Crimean War

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on one of the major challenges of Palmerston´s career. Sources mostly unknown in Hungary have been analyzed to show the role of Great Britain in the Crimean War through Palmerston´s politics and diplomatic maneuvers. Palmerston´s letters, his speeches in parliament as well as English newspapers of the era (The Times, Morning Ad-vertiser, Morning Herald) are used to present the arguments between Palmerston and the British political elite from 1853 concerning a war against Russia. Palmerston´s peace plan, his territorial claims from Russia and his opinion about the 1856 Paris peace treaty are also discussed. Palmerston´s political skill during the war became one of the major factors pushing him to the top-position of his career: in 1855, he was appointed Prime Minister of the British Empire.

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