Cartoon, The Man Wot Plays Several Instruments At Once

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Cartoon, The Man Wot Plays Several Instruments At Once

Cartoon, The Man Wot Plays Several Instruments At Once -- a satirical comment on Sir Robert Peels attempt to improve Protestant-Catholic relationships by increasing a grant to Maynooth College, a Catholic seminary in Ireland, which provoked great opposition in the English parliament. Peel is depicted banging a big drum, while Lord John Russell, typically depicted as a small boy, looks up at him in puzzlement. Date: 1845

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1840s 1845 Conservative Legislation Oppose Opposition Parliament Parliamentary Plump Satire Satirical Session Tory

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