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A Contest Between Oppression & Reason, Or the Best Way of Settleing Debates, 1795 (coloured engraving)

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O'Keefe, William (fl.1795) / British

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1795 AD (C18th AD)

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Prime Minister William Pitt fights Richard Sheridan of the opposition in a bare-knuckle boxing match. Sheridan is cheered on by Charles James Fox, and Pitt is backed by King George III. Pitt had become unpopular due to military failures, higher taxation and a poor harvest. He was attacked in public and often required a personal guard. In response, Pitt introduced the Seditious Meetings Bill, banning groups of over 50 people meeting without the approval of a magistrate.

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