Tag Archives: Horse racing

The horse and Victorian politics

Posted on February 10, 2023 by salmonphilip

Victorian politics was frequently conceived and constructed around horse and racecourse related allusions and analogies. Given the ubiquity of the horse to 19th century life this is hardly surprising. A tantalising insight into this genre appeared 30 years ago in … Continue reading →

Posted in Constituencies, Elections, Leisure, Parliamentary life | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

‘An organized system of rascality and roguery’: The House of Commons and Derby Day

Posted on June 5, 2014 by sball1832

In 1911 Herbert Samuel contended that the contrast between the House of Commons he knew and that of the previous century was like that between ‘an express train’ and ‘the coach of an earlier age’. To emphasise his point he … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliamentary life | Tagged | 2 Comments