Articles by History of Parliament
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‘Abominable, unutterable, and worse than fables’: the campaign to pass the Criminal Law Amendment Bill
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 11 November, Steven Spencer of Birkbeck, University of London, will…
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John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes of Truro (later earl of Radnor): reading in the revolution
In this guest article, Dr Sophie Aldred, lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Oxford, explores the library…
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The Speakers and the Suffragettes
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 28 October, Dr Mari Takayanagi will be discussing ‘The Speakers…
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The Westminster Fire of 1834
In this guest article, Dr Caroline Shenton, author of ‘The Day Parliament Burned Down‘ and ‘Mr Barry’s War: Rebuilding the…
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Michael Rush and the Database
We were sad to hear recently of the death of Professor Michael Rush of the University of Exeter. Michael was…
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The Foxite Whig Rump
The death of Charles James Fox on 13 September 1806, just over eight months after that of his long-term rival,…
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The remarkable rise of William Schaw Lindsay MP (1815-1877)
William Schaw Lindsay MP rose from poverty-stricken orphan to shipping tycoon by his late 30s. Lindsay was known for his…
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Canning’s ‘little senate’, 1798-1813
George Canning (1770-1827) was the most talented Member of the House of Commons of his generation, but his political career,…
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‘A kindhearted savage of a man’: Arthur Wills Blundell Sandys Trumbull Windsor Hill, Earl of Hillsborough (1812-68)
Today (6 August) marks the anniversary of both the birth and death of the Irish MP Arthur Wills Blundell Sandys…
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The Duke of Cambridge and the Hanoverian Succession, 1706-14
Early modern monarchs often were jealous of their heirs. In the early 18th century this was especially the case when…
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In Memoriam: Sir John Sainty
The History of Parliament has been deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sir John Sainty, a great friend…
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John Lewis: A Black Sailor at the 1828 Weymouth By-Election
In this guest article Dr Joe Cozens discusses his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during…