#RobertPeel was born #OnThisDay in 1788; he pushed the 'Catholic Emancipation' bill through parliament — repealing laws that institutionalized #discrimination against Catholics & 'non-conformers' & the #CornLaws — to relieve the famine in #Ireland...
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Do y’ken #JohnPeel?
Because this is about #RobertPeel, not #John …
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Parliament Square, London. Statue of twice Prime Minister and father of modern policing Robert Peel (1788-1850). 1876 by Mathew Noble. Bronze figure on granite pedestal. Photo: 03.03.2024. #London #statue #RobertPeel #MathewNoble
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I love this! This door outside the hall at Christ Church, Oxford has the words ‘No Peel’ nailed into it. This was in protest to the religious policies of former Christ Church student, Sir Robert Peel, when he was Prime Minister in the 1830s and 1840s #christchurch #robertpeel
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For those who like history:
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#RobertPeel was born #OnThisDay in 1788; he pushed the 'Catholic Emancipation' bill through parliament to relieve the famine in Ireland even though he knew it would end his prime ministership — showed him to be one of Queen Victoria's most principled prime ministers:
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