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How valid is this interpretation of Disraeli’s career and achievements in the period 1846-1880? In my opinion John Walton makes valid interpretation of Disraeli’s political achievements
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"A schemer who hid his opportunism behind a smokescreen of high sounding phrases" (John Walton, an academic historian and specialising in modern British history written in a student textbook, Disraeli 1990) How valid is this interpretation of Disraeli's career and achievements in the period 1846-1880? In my opinion John Walton makes valid interpretation of Disraeli's political achievements within his career. It can be argued that Disraeli's existence within the political world was down to his opportunism. We know that Disraeli was fighting for a position in the House of Commons and to be taken seriously, however it was not until he married Mary Ann Lewis did his career conveniently start to advance. There is no denial he loved his wife, but he took an opportunity that presented itself, when he married her. Her former husband was an Mp and with her contacts and influence she helped kick start Disraeli's real political career. ...
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