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Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill
Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a Nasty! Great! Ugly! Jew Bill. A satirical comment on the House of Lords rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, designed to permit Jewish MPs to swear a non-Christian oath of allegiance. The Bill was approved by the House of Commons in 1848, but was rejected twice by the House of Lords. Lionel de Rothschild had been elected in 1847 -- as a result of this rejection he resigned his seat and forced a by-election, which he won. There were more years of delay, and the so-called Jews Relief Act was finally passed in 1858.
1849
Media ID 23358474
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1840s 1849 Allegiance Approved Aristocracy Bill Chamber Comment Coronet Disabilities Equality Fear Foolish Frightened Jewish Legislation Lords Mace Nasty Oath Parcel Parliament Peer Peers Prejudice Punch Reform Rejection Satire Satirical Silly Suspicion Swear Tolerance Ugly Westminster
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