Bradlaugh

They called Bradlaugh before them and interrogated him at length as to his belief in a Supreme Being and a life after death.

Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916

They called Bradlaugh before them and interrogated him at length as to his belief in a Supreme Being and a life after death.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Elbert Hubbard 1885

After her rousing speech, Bradlaugh spoke briefly and then the Lord Chief Justice summed up.

Important Battles « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

For their troubles, Besant and Bradlaugh stood in the dock accused of circulating obscene material calculated to deprave public morals and faced the likelihood of a lengthy stretch in jail.

Important Battles « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

Back in 1877, Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh found themselves in front of the Lord Chief Justice, defending their publication of a small book in a trial that was described as ‘one of the most critical in the history of our liberties’.

Important Battles « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

Besant and Bradlaugh agreed not to publish, and at least won their liberty.

Important Battles « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

Some people began to joke that Randolph must be bribing Northampton voters to keep voting for Bradlaugh, since they were also keeping Randolph in the headlines.

'Gandhi & Churchill' 2008

Randolph soon discovered that Bradlaugh made an easy target.

'Gandhi & Churchill' 2008

Lord Randolph had the good sense to realize that while the Bradlaugh case had launched his political rise, he needed more substantial issues to sustain it.

'Gandhi & Churchill' 2008

The question of whether Bradlaugh should be allowed to take his seat anyway stirred the hearts of many Conservative members, and Randolph's friend Sir Henry Drummond Wolff asked his help against Bradlaugh.

'Gandhi & Churchill' 2008