S1E1 – 'The Constant Conservative'

Colonel Charles Sibthorp (1783 –1855), MP for Lincoln between 1826 and 1855. Punch designated the notorious ultra-Tory: 'the MP against everything'. Sibthorp’s happy childhood, hunting unfortunate wildlife in rural Lincolnshire, informed his entire political outlook – and, consequently, he divined malevolent motives to any kind of progress whatsoever. Imagine then, the poor man’s upset at living through a period of political unrest, characterised by radical reforms and social changes… During Sibthorp’s tenure in the House of Commons, he argued passionately for Catholic repression, and against The Great Exhibition, The National Gallery, the railway, and Queen Victoria’s husband. Sometimes with considerable eloquence. Sometimes with rooster impressions. Subscribe. Follow. Rate. Patreon. @eohiggins @fogsbeefandbeer www.englisheccentric.co.uk