Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet was born at Chamber Hall in Bury in 1788; he was born into a family where money was no obstacle. After Peel's birth, his family only remained a further 10 years in the ...
There are several statues of Sir Robert Peel, who founded the modern police. But city leaders said people appeared to be confusing him with his father, of the same name, who opposed the abolition ...
In the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a white marble statue to Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. The over life-size figure is by John Gibson. The inscription reads: ...
Traditionally 1834 is seen as the year that marks the beginning of the modern party we know of today. That year, Sir Robert Peel issued an address to the electors of Tamworth which became known as the ...
Over 190 years ago, then British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel articulated a profound insight regarding the police force's relationship with the public, "The ability of the police to perform ...
The Metropolitan Police Act was introduced in Parliament by the Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, in 1829. It applied only to London, where it replaced the system of watchmen and parish constables ...
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