History of Parliament Trust
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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…
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Welcome to the House
Episode 1: Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament What was it like to arrive in Parliament…
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Dressing the part: robes ancient and modern
In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles considers the symbolism of the robes worn by members…
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Internship: History of Parliament Trust, House of Lords 1640-60 Project
*POSITION FILLED* The History of Parliament is excited to announce a new 8-week internship position for postgraduate-level researchers. Applications are…
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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…
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The ‘Bifrons Purse’: Elizabeth, Marchioness Conyngham and aristocratic women’s participation in nineteenth-century elections
Drawing on her research into Canterbury for the House of Commons, 1832-1868 project, our research fellow Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones explores…
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Paddington in Parliament
Dr Hannes Kleineke of our Commons 1461-1504 Section explores how Paddington Bear’s favourite sweet treat was traded by some members of the late…
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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…
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“Wilful murder by persons unknown”: death in an Oxford college (1747)
In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles examines an unpleasant incident that took place in Oxford…
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Power struggles and group dynamics in the House of Lords, 1584-5
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 3 February, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the History of Parliament,…
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Job Vacancy: Research Fellow, 1660-1832 House of Lords
*POSITION FILLED* The History of Parliament are excited to advertise for a research fellow to join our House of Lords…