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Georgian, 18th Century history, Buildings and Architecture, Elections, Factions, Frederick North, 2nd earl of Guilford, George III, Georgian Lords, Parties, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland, William Petty, 2nd earl of Shelburne, William Pitt the Younger, Women and Parliament

Public breakfasts at Chiswick House: the duke and duchess of Devonshire’s suburban villa

For the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Alyssa Myers, a final year PhD student at the University of Manchester Metropolitan, examining the role of elite suburban villas as centres of politics in the later part of the eighteenth century. The long eighteenth century saw a surge of villas cropping up around the outskirts of London in areas primarily along the Thames, such as Richmond-upon-Thames … Continue reading Public breakfasts at Chiswick House: the duke and duchess of Devonshire’s suburban villa

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Conferences, Seminars and Events

‘Re-Thinking Westminster Hall’: Workshop September 2026

The History of Parliament Trust is pleased to be a partner in an upcoming workshop, Re-Thinking Westminster Hall: A Place of Meeting and Contest, c.1650-1800, in the Jubilee Room, Westminster Hall, on 17 September 2026. First constructed in the 11th century, Westminster Hall is one of the most celebrated buildings in Britain. It is also one of the most complex, and perhaps relatively understudied. The … Continue reading ‘Re-Thinking Westminster Hall’: Workshop September 2026

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Victorian, 19th Century history, Resources and Publications

The Politics of Organising in the Long 19th Century

Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones, Research Fellow on the Victorian Commons project, has edited ‘The Politics of Organising in the Long 19th Century’, this year’s special issue of the journal Parliamentary History. The whole issue is free to read until the end of June 2026. This collection of 11 essays makes the case for a fresh approach to the history of extra-parliamentary politics that examines both the … Continue reading The Politics of Organising in the Long 19th Century

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 20th century history, Art, Fashion and Material Culture, Diplomacy and International Relations, Modern, Social history

Interwar literature, politics and East-central Europe

At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 16 June, Dr Juliette Bretan of Cambridge University will be discussing literary depictions of, and new proposals regarding, the politics of British involvement in East-central Europe during the interwar period. The seminar takes place on 16 June 2026, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. It is fully ‘hybrid’, which means you can attend either in-person in London … Continue reading Interwar literature, politics and East-central Europe

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 17th Century history, History of Parliament Trust, Religious history, Stuart

Between Parliament and king: the politics of Convocation in early Stuart England

At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 2 June, Professor Eloise Davies of the University of Florida, will be discussing the politics of convocation in early Stuart England. The seminar takes place on 2 June 2026, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. You can attend online via Zoom. Details of how to join the discussion are available here. The history of Convocation, the traditional … Continue reading Between Parliament and king: the politics of Convocation in early Stuart England

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19th Century history, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Constituencies, Elections, Victorian

Parliamentary politics in the London boroughs, 1832-68

At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 19 May, Dr Jeremy Crump of the Institute of Historical Research, will be discussing parliamentary politics in the London boroughs between 1832 and 1868. The seminar takes place on 19 May 2026, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. It is fully ‘hybrid’, which means you can attend either in-person in London at the IHR, or online … Continue reading Parliamentary politics in the London boroughs, 1832-68

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 18th Century history, 19th Century history, Factions, Georgian, History of Parliament Trust, Modern, Parliamentary Life

The role of political sociability in establishing and maintaining political friendship and alliances in late-Hanoverian Britain, 1760-1837

At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 5 May, BrendanTam of the University of Warwick, will be discussing political sociability and friendship in late-Hanoverian Britain. The seminar takes place on 5 May 2026, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. It is fully ‘hybrid’, which means you can attend either in-person in London at the IHR, or online via Zoom. Details of how to … Continue reading The role of political sociability in establishing and maintaining political friendship and alliances in late-Hanoverian Britain, 1760-1837

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 18th Century history, 19th Century history, 20th century history, Art, Fashion and Material Culture, Elections, Georgian, History of Parliament Trust, Medieval, Modern, Victorian

Re-membering the medieval parliament, 1769-1886

At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 17 March, Dr Sarah Wride of the University of York and the Institute of Historical Research, will be discussing the political memory of medieval parliaments in debates about parliamentary reform between 1769 and 1886. The seminar takes place on 17 March 2026, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. It is fully ‘hybrid’, which means you can … Continue reading Re-membering the medieval parliament, 1769-1886

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19th Century history, Art, Fashion and Material Culture, Buildings and Architecture, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Queen Victoria, Victorian, Women and Parliament

‘Unobtrusive But Not Unimportant’: Representations of Women and Sovereign Power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870

At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 17 February, Dr Cara Gathern of UK Parliament Heritage Collections, will be discussing representations of women and sovereign power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870. The seminar takes place on 17 February 2026, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. It is fully ‘hybrid’, which means you can attend either in-person in London at the IHR, or online … Continue reading ‘Unobtrusive But Not Unimportant’: Representations of Women and Sovereign Power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870

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‘Matters false and scandalous’: the Scots and the emergence of party in the mid-1640s

In this guest article, Professor Laura Stewart explores how the writing of a Scottish polemicist, David Buchanan, not only inflamed partisan rivalries, but also opened up the workings of the English Parliament to public scrutiny. On 13 April 1646, a committee set up by the House of Commons to investigate an anonymously authored book ‘intituled, “Truth’s Manifest”’, reported on its findings. Passages of the book … Continue reading ‘Matters false and scandalous’: the Scots and the emergence of party in the mid-1640s

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