1. England 1783-1846 : a preview -- 2. Politics in the time of Pitt and Fox, 1783-1807 -- 3. Pittism and plutocracy : the social and psychological foundations -- 4. Politics in the time of Liverpool and Canning, 1807-1827 -- 5. Ruling ideologies -- 6. The crisis of the old order, 1827-1832 -- 7. Contesting mechanical philosophy -- 8. Politics in the time of Melbourne and Peel, 1833-1846 -- 9. The condition and reconditioning of England -- 10. Afterwards : 'there are no barbarians any longer'