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Monday, 2 September 2019 at 06:06
Item n°829321928
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Monday, 22 April 2024 at 05:41
This is an 1830 William Heath political cartoon of King William IV and was published soon after his ascension. In the cartoon, King William IV is speaking to Sir Robert Peel and Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, who are both dressed as workman. King Willian IV, dressed in an admiral's uniform (he was often depicted in Naval Uniform), gestures at the railings and says, 'Come I say, my hearties - you must pull these railings down again. I'm not going to shut out my tenants - so down with it - let's no jaw about it.' The Duke of Wellington, who was Prime Minister at the time, and is illustrated holding a mallet, responds, 'Do you think his honour is serious Bob?', Sir Robert Peel, the Home Secretary, who is kneeling and holding a trowel, responds, ' Why he looks so'. This exchange is referring to one of King William IV's first popular acts a king, the opening of a public passage between Waterloo Place and St. James Park in London.
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