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Benjamin Disraeli

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#OTD 1868 Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister after the Earl of Derby resigned due to poor health. He said that ‘I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole’!

Find out more about Disraeli's premiership and approach to parliamentary reform in this video 👇
https://youtu.be/lI2I5c8OmOY

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“Der alte Jude, das ist der Mann,” said German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck admiringly about British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.

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“Der alte Jude, das ist der Mann,” said German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck admiringly about British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.

#Bismark #Disraeli

"THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF LIES -- LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS." - Benjamin #Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, twice Conservative prime minister, was born #onthisday 1804. As a young MP in 1838 he worried about what to wear for Queen Victoria’s coronation, as featured in this blog: https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/mps-and-queen-victorias-coronation/ #19thcentury #histodons #disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, twice Conservative prime minister, was born #onthisday 1804. As a young MP in 1838 he worried about what to wear for Queen Victoria’s coronation, as featured in this blog: https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/mps-and-queen-victorias-coronation/ #19thcentury #histodons #disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, twice Conservative prime minister, was born #onthisday 1804. He has featured in several of our blogs. This post looked at his relationship with his fellow Maidstone MP Wyndham Lewis, whose widow became Disraeli’s wife: https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/mp-of-the-month-wyndham-lewis/ #19thcentury #Disraeli #histodons #primeministers

Benjamin Disraeli, twice Conservative prime minister, was born #onthisday 1804. He has featured in several of our blogs. This post looked at his relationship with his fellow Maidstone MP Wyndham Lewis, whose widow became Disraeli’s wife: https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/mp-of-the-month-wyndham-lewis/ #19thcentury #Disraeli #histodons #primeministers

#DYK Benjamin Disraeli oversaw multiple parliamentary reforms, including the 1867 Reform Act? Check out the video below, where we reflect on Disraeli's career 👇 #WatchWednesday http://ow.ly/c00250LB8ct

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#DYK Benjamin Disraeli oversaw multiple parliamentary reforms, including the 1867 Reform Act? Check out the video below, where we reflect on Disraeli's career 👇 #WatchWednesday http://ow.ly/c00250LB8ct

@histodons @histodon #Disraeli #Reform #19thCentury

Today, I’ve been working my way through some of my Pile Of Shame #comics I have on my bedside table. This one was great! I’ve always loved #disraeli’s work- he once gave me a portfolio review at a Bristol Con.
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