Come a Cropper! Size:L: 100 x 50cm three people carrying baskets

three people carrying baskets

as well as windmills along the bank of the River Thames

as many had previously believed that Gladstone was secretly attracted to ritual

Scene of Thomas Thynne's murder in Pall Mall

carrying a large basket covered by a cloth

Come a Cropper! Size:L: 100 x 50cm three people carrying basketsCome a Cropper!, 1873. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, stands beside his fallen steed, as a bunch of assorted Irish priests and peasants shuffle off. This relates to Gladstone's attempts to push through his Irish University Bill. This was intended to remove religious discrimination from education, but was thoroughly opposed by the various religious factions, particularly by Irish Catholics. Gladstone was defeated by three votes. From Punch,