Picture No | 12917254 |
Date | 1867 |
Description | Cartoon, A New King of the Castle (Disraeli and Gladstone) |
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Cartoon, A New King of the Castle -- a satirical comment on the political rivalry between Gladstone (Liberal) and Disraeli (Conservative), portrayed as schoolboys about to have a fight. At this time Disraeli was in power, and introducing his Reform Bill to bring about a dramatic increase in the electoral franchise, something which Gladstone had been unable to achieve while he was in power.
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Source | Cartoon by AH in 'Fun', 16 February 1867 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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