Parliamentary Life
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Four prorogations and a conflagration: Parliament and its buildings in 1834
Continuing our series on parliamentary buildings, Dr Kathryn Rix of our House of Commons 1832-1945 project looks at the makeshift…
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Processing to Parliament for the state opening in early modern England
Ceremonial processions were a key feature of the state opening of Parliament in the Tudor and early Stuart eras, just…
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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…
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‘You could drink to your heart’s content’: Drinking in Parliament, a hangover from the 1970s?
In a recent interview, the newly elected MP for Gorton and Denton, Hannah Spencer, has criticised fellow-MPs drinking whilst in…
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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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Quakers in the Commons: Joseph Pease and the right to affirm
Taking their seat in the Commons can be a nervous moment for new MPs, but for the Quaker Joseph Pease…