title: North British Review
text: # 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.
  