Come a Cropper! Size:L: 100 x 50cm carrying a large basket covered

carrying a large basket covered by a cloth

Scene of Thomas Thynne's murder in Pall Mall

The Prince Regent (later King George IV) is portrayed as the mortar known as the 'Regent's Bomb'

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

Come a Cropper! Size:L: 100 x 50cm carrying a large basket coveredCome 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,