North British Review
# North British Review

The North British Review was a Scottish periodical. It was founded in 1844 to act as the organ of the new Free Church of Scotland, the first editor being David Welsh. It was published until 1871; in the last few years of its existence it had a liberal Catholic editorial policy.

Under Lord Acton's influence the Review took on a different character, with Aurelio Buddeus and Constantin Frantz writing on European affairs. Its editorial line rose above nationalistic politics, and was strongly opposed to Otto von Bismarck.

## Editors

* 1845–6 Edward Francis Maitland
* 1847 William Hanna
* 1850–7 Alexander Campbell Fraser
* 1857 John Duns
* 1860–3 William Garden Blaikie
* c.1864 David Douglas; publisher in 1868–9.
* 1869 Thomas Frederick Wetherell, for a group around Lord Acton.
