Monthly Archives: January 2014

MP of the Month: Sir Robert Juckes Clifton

Posted on January 23, 2014 by jowen1832

Next to the Wilford toll bridge, on the Trent embankment near Nottingham, stands a statue of Sir Robert Juckes Clifton (1826-1869). The life-size sandstone statue, which was once described by the Strand magazine as having ‘the worst sculptured trousers in the kingdom’, … Continue reading →

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Live long and prosper: longevity among nineteenth-century MPs

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Kathryn Rix

As we continue our research on the 2,589 MPs who were elected to Parliament between 1832 and 1868, we are assembling a fascinating range of statistics. Some of the most interesting we have come across recently relate to the longevity … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from the Victorian Commons for 2014!

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Kathryn Rix

We would like to wish all the readers of the Victorian Commons blog a very Happy New Year for 2014! Before we embark on our next year of blogging, we wanted to share some of our highlights of 2013. Our … Continue reading →

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