“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

If there were a vote for the popular phrase of 1832 in Britain, the aforementioned sentence would surely be the hottest favorite.


When Duke Wellington announced that he was to form a cabinet on behalf of the king, almost overnight, the streets and alleys of London were plastered with this slogan.


The small London Financial City was packed with people from all corners of the city, holding various jobs, with different educational backgrounds and life experiences.


The only thing they had in common was that each person was waving their life savings high in the air, in British Pounds or other negotiable instruments.


Speaking of Britain's currency system, the first thing that comes to mind is Sir Isaac Newton's famous report "Representation to His Majesty's Commissioners for the Treasury", presented to Parliament while he was the Master of the Mint. This laid the groundwork for Britain's gold standard system.


Chapter 794 - Chapter 373 Stop the Duke, Take the Gold!