#OnThisDay 1868 the House of Commons voted in a favour of a motion put forward by William Gladstone to go into committee to consider the disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Ireland. This was a key issue at the general election later that year. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1868/apr/03/adjourned-debate #19thcentury #Gladstone

Wonderful #autumnal #cycling near #Gladstone today. #roadbiking. So good for the soul.