The Challenge Finish:Rolled it went to the Lords

it went to the Lords where

Oxford was tried for high treason but acquitted on grounds of insanity

Ian Dury poster

Founded in 1758

View of the fire on 11 April 1758

The Challenge Finish:Rolled it went to the Lords'The Challenge', 1884. The Conservative Leader in the Upper House, Lord Salisbury, is the sentry on guard against unwanted visitors in the Lords. This relates to the Liberal's introduction of the new Franchise Bill which would have opened the vote to some two million new voters. Salisbury, however, lead a contingent that refused to cooperate until the franchise reforms of the Bill were coupled with a wide ranging redistribution of parliamentary seats.