Articles by History of Parliament
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Oliver Cromwell’s ‘Other House’ and the perils of Lords ‘reform’
In this guest post, Dr Jonathan Fitzgibbons of Lincoln University, looks at a constitutional issue from the 1650s with obvious…
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Approaching the ‘great Court of Justice now sitting’: petitioning and parliamentary memory in the Long Parliament (1640-1642)
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Ellen Paterson, Keble College, University of Oxford.…
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Scrutinising Wartime Britain: The Commons Committees on National Expenditure 1917-20 and 1939-45
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Philip Aylett. On 25 February, Philip will discuss…
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Lived experiences of the Westminster Parliament in history: People, sociability, communities and space
On Friday 14 March 2025, a one-day conference, Lived Experiences of Westminster Parliament in History: People, Sociability, Communities, & Space,…
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Producing, Performing and Curating Radicalism: How was radical material culture produced, used and curated in early 19th century Britain?
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Caitlin Kitchener. On 28 January Caitlin will…
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What’s in a Name? How Peers Settled Their Titles in the Twentieth Century
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Duncan Sutherland. On 26 November he will…
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Remembering Simon Healy
It is with great sadness that the History announces the death of Dr Simon Healy. One of its longest serving…
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Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament
This week, The History of Parliament Trust is excited to announce a new podcast series, ‘Tales from the Green Benches:…
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John London: Britain’s First Black Voter?
At first glance, the 1749 Westminster constituency by-election does not seem to warrant too much attention, with the incumbent, Viscount…
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‘History from above’ and ‘history from below’: the example of Philip Herbert, 4th earl of Pembroke, May to July 1641
Guest blogger Dr Fraser Dickinson uses the events surrounding Philip Herbert, 4th earl of Pembroke, between May and July 1641,…
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‘A Manly Place’: Experiences of Women in Parliament after 1997
On 19 March 2024, the History of Parliament Trust hosted the second in a series of events drawing on their…
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Election Chairing Ballads: The Songs and Music of Electoral Victory from Handel to ‘Things Can Only Get Better’
In today’s blog for the Georgian Elections Project, Dr Kendra Packham (Institute of English Studies, University of London and Newcastle…