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| Picture No | 13046890 |
| Date | 1868 |
| Description | Cartoon, Don't Touch the Queen (Irish Church) |
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Cartoon, Don't Touch the Queen -- a satirical comment on Gladstone's Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority. Disraeli protects the Queen (representing the Irish Church) against the reforming intentions of Gladstone and Bright. The legislation, which came into force the following year, separated the Church of Ireland from the Church of England, and meant that the Church of Ireland was no longer entitled to collect tithes from the Irish people. A controversial law, it helped to dismantle the Protestant Ascendancy.
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| Source | Unattributed English cartoon, reproduced in 'L'Illustration', 12 December 1868, page 377 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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