Articles by History of Parliament
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Enoch Powell at Exeter University
In 1968 politican Enoch Powell was invited to speak at the Universitty of Exeter. Read about his very mixed reception…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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University of York, MA Public History, Academic Year 2023/24: From 1700-2024: Inside an 18th Century General Election
In the spring of 2024, two students from the University of York MA Public History course worked alongside our 17th…
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University College London, MA Public History, Academic Year 2024/25: ‘Mapping London’s Political Past
For the 2024/25 academic year, students were asked to devise an activity or event that would introduce students (many of…
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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…
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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…
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Special Episode live from the Houses of Parliament
Live Episode: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament On 4 June 2025 the History of Parliament…
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The Political is Personal
Episode 6: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament One point that all of our oral history…
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Historically Underrepresented MPs
Episode 5: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament During much of the twentieth century, the stereotypical…
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The Role of Whips and Party Splits
Episode 4: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament Westminster is a place built on relationships, both…
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Finding a Seat
Episode 3: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament For many MPs the hardest part of a…
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Joining the Party
Episode 2: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament Many of us have an interest in politics…