William Ewart Gladstone, 19th century British Liberal statesman and prime minister chapel of ease Essex cricketer

Essex cricketer

(1829-1896) was a British painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Interior view of the King's Theatre

This cartoon depicts Napoleon facing up to the representative of the Austrian army

Procession of Queen Victoria to open the Royal Exchange

William Ewart Gladstone, 19th century British Liberal statesman and prime minister chapel of ease Essex cricketerWilliam Ewart Gladstone, 19th century British Liberal statesman and prime minister, c1905. William Gladstone (1809 1898) was born in Liverpool and educated at Oxford from where in 1832 he embarked on his political career. He became Prime Minister in 1868, and then a further two times in 1880 and 1886. Whilst in power Gladstone brought in major reforms to Ireland and established a system of national education in England. Photo published in Parliament