Mosé in Egitto !!! Size:XL: 100 x 75cm driven by E Weaver

driven by E Weaver

Church of St Mary Magdalen

' A child buying from a hot cross bun seller

At the front of the Inn are two street sellers

Colin Baker

Mosé in Egitto !!! Size:XL: 100 x 75cm driven by E WeaverMos in Egitto !!!, 1875. The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, holds the key to India. This relates to the purchase by Britain's government of the Suez Canal shares. Egypt's Khedive had tried to sell them to a French company but when negotiations broke down, he offered them to the British government. This was accepted with some alacrity as shown by Disraeli's rather smug expression. The Suez Canal was often known as the key of India. From Punch,