Cultural References
- Flashman in the Great Game - Early in this historical novel, Lord Palmerston sends Flashman on a mission to India. It happens that the Indian rebellion of 1857 is about to break out.
- The Simpsons - In the episode "Homer at the Bat", Barney Gumble and Wade Boggs come to blows over who the UK's greatest Prime Minister was (Barney supported Lord Palmerston, while Boggs favoured Pitt the Elder). Barney ended the argument by knocking Boggs out cold. He then proceeded to knock Moe the bartender out after mistakenly thinking that he was proclaiming Pitt the Elder as being better than Lord Palmerston.
- 1862 - Palmerston is featured in the alternate history novel by Robert Conroy, depicting an American Civil War in which Great Britain allies itself with the Confederacy after the Trent Affair at the direction of Palmerston.
- Skyfall - A close-up shot of a statue of Lord Palmerston features in an early scene from the 23rd James Bond film. The scene is one of many in which imperial imagery features prominently.
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