Withdrawal of the Divorce Bill - 1820
Side 1: CAROLINE ACKNOWLEDGED QUEEN OF ENGLAND. |
Side 2: MILAN PLOT BLASTED. BY JUSTICE INNOCENCE TRIUMPHANT OVER TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION. |
BHM 1039 |
Mm. 25 - AE |
British Historical Medals - 1039 - WITHDRAWAL OF THE DIVORCE BILL |
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AE, Br. 25 by ? |
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Obv.
Capped, draped bust of Queen Caroline left. CAROLINE ACKNOWLEDGED QUEEN OF ENGLAND. |
Rev.
MILAN PLOT BLASTED. BY JUSTICE INNOCENCE TRIUMPHANT OVER TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION. |
AE R; Br. N. AM; BM; BMAG. |
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The 'Milan Commission' consisted of three men: William Cooke, Major Thomas Henry Browne and John Allan Powell. Arriving in Italy in the summer of 1818, they examined numerous witnesses and thought that the evidence against Caroline was conclusive; however the Bill was eventually dismissed. See also note to No. 1026. |
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