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A ‘new Canterbury Tale’: George Smythe, Frederick Romilly and England’s ‘last political duel’ | The Victorian Commons
https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/a-new-canterbury-tale-george-smythe-frederick-romilly-and-englands-last-political-duel/
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Drawing on her research into Canterbury for the House of Commons, 1832-1868 project, our research fellow Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones looks at the 1852 pre-election duel between the city’s MPs, Frederick R…
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