Articles by Emma Peplow
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50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, 1967
On 12 July 2017 we brought together parliamentarians, activists and historians to mark 50 years since the passing of the…
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First steps in the chamber: making a maiden speech
For the one hundred or so new MPs who were elected in June, many have already achieved one of the…
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History of Parliament A level competition 2017
For those of you deep in exam season for GCSEs, AS and A Levels at the moment, very good luck…
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Memories of the 1974 snap elections
Last week Theresa May shocked the political establishment by calling a snap election. In the first in our 2017 election…
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Voices from our Oral History Project: Sir Clive Bossom, Bt.
Sadly last month another of our oral history project interviewees passed away: former Conservative MP Sir Clive Bossom. Here we…
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Voices from our Oral History Project: Tam Dalyell
Following the sad news last month of the death of the fondly remembered maverick MP Tam Dalyell, today we begin…
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Review of the year 2016
It’s been yet another busy year here at the History of Parliament Trust. By far the most exciting event was…
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History of Parliament dissertation competition 2016
Every year the History organises a competition for the best undergraduate dissertation presented in 2016 on a subject relating to…
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Parliaments, Politics & People seminar: Alex Lock, ‘Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1745-1810), national politics and the York county election of 1784’
Thanks to Parliament Week, we’re a little behind in our ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar reports. Before tonight’s seminar, here’s…
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Unlikely Parliamentarians 1: Modern MPs
This week is Parliament Week, a programme of events and activities that connects people across the UK with Parliament and…
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Parliament and the Suez Crisis
Dr Emma Peplow explores the Suez Crisis seen through the eyes of the House of Commons chamber.
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Labour Unrest: Ramsay MacDonald and the Labour party, 1931
Our series this summer has taken a look at historical cases of division within political parties. In our last post…