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Daniel O'Connell in theatrical costume defends himself with two daggers from two women wielding daggers who are restrained by the Duke of Wellington and Lord Roden; Lord Eliot with a halberd is dressed as a beefeater. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
An adaptation of a scene in R.B. Sheridan's play "The critic" representing the "dead lock" between the English and Irish parties in July 1843. Daniel O'Connell's daggers are inscribed "repeal" and "civil war", the two women represent the twin restraints of law and Orangism. The Duke of Wellington represents the Queen's government, and Lord Roden devoted loyalty to the Crown. Lord Eliot brought a safety measure in the form of the arms bill
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