Published in 1874, the third volume of Molesworth's History of England begins with the retreat of the Russians from the Danubian provinces during the Crimean War. In lively prose, he covers all of the major historical events occurring in England and the British Empire in this time period such as the Indian Mutiny in 1857, the French Treaty (1860), and the Reform Bill of 1867.Molesworth closes his series with the end of the Gladstone prime ministry.