Come a Cropper! Size:L: 100 x 50cm view of a ruined church

view of a ruined church or abbey with two figures and a dog in the graveyard

carrying a large basket covered by a cloth

with Bermondsey to the south of the River Thames

The Mark II proved successful

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Come a Cropper! Size:L: 100 x 50cm view of a ruined churchCome 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,