#BringtheForklift for this massive #illustrated #biography of #EdwardWhiteBenson, #ArchbishopofCanterbury from 1883 until his death in 1896. He was appointed by #PrimeMinister #WilliamGladstone. This is a 1900 #reprint. 1500 pages! $50. #Booksky #religion #Anglican #minister #ChurchofEngland

This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

May 4th, 1937

#StAlypius #WilliamGladstone #AntBears

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Also in the paper:

• @nickdearden.bsky.social on US tariffs punishing the #globalsouth
• Emily Maguire on the legend of Pope Joan
• How to plan a longer #pilgrimpath
• Book review: the heart and soul of #WilliamGladstone

Strand, London. Statue of Prime Minister William Gladstone (1809-98). 1905 by Hamo Thornycroft. Bronze statue, in Chancellor's robes, with bronze allegorical figures grouped round circular Portland stone pedestal on plinth. Photo: 29.11.2025/ #London #statue #WilliamGladstone #HamoThornycroft

william gladstone
- Liberal british statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)

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Queen #Victoria’s Prime Minister, #WilliamGladstone refused to participate in an 1873 memorial to #JohnStuartMill. He did not approve of Mill’s strong support of a woman’s right to use #BirthControl. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #WmnHist

#Liberals choose private profit over #SocialJustice again & again. #WilliamGladstone, a four-time prime minister, saw #slavery would end, and spoke on #ThisDayInHistory in 1833 in favour of compensation for his family's "legally acquired property". The UK did compensate slavers.

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