Sir Henry Bulwer and the Wallachian elections of 1857
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The author of this paper discusses the role of Sir Henry Bulwer, the British
representative in the Principalities before the elections of the Divans in Wallachia and Moldavia in July 1857. The British opposition towards the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia was the purpose of Sir Henry Bulwer’s presence in Bucharest on the eve of the elections of the Divans in the Principalities. His disaccord with the British ambassador at Constantinople Lord Stratford Redcliffe was another reason for the lack of precision on the scope of the British government as to the steps that should have been taken to face the situation. Sir Henry Bulwer proved to be a well informed bystander to the events as it is witnessed by the reports he sent to his government.
representative in the Principalities before the elections of the Divans in Wallachia and Moldavia in July 1857. The British opposition towards the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia was the purpose of Sir Henry Bulwer’s presence in Bucharest on the eve of the elections of the Divans in the Principalities. His disaccord with the British ambassador at Constantinople Lord Stratford Redcliffe was another reason for the lack of precision on the scope of the British government as to the steps that should have been taken to face the situation. Sir Henry Bulwer proved to be a well informed bystander to the events as it is witnessed by the reports he sent to his government.
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