Category: Conferences, Seminars and Events

Conferences, Seminars and Events, 17th Century history, Parliamentary Life, Social history, Stuart

Parliaments, politics and people seminar: Paul Seaward, Mr Marvell goes to Westminster: the poet as parliament-man

At our latest ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar, our Director, Dr Paul Seaward, spoke on ‘Mr Marvell goes to Westminster: the poet as parliament-man.’ Here he gives an overview of his paper… If poets are the unacknowledged legislators of mankind, it comes as a surprise how many acknowledged poets have been proper legislators. In the seventeenth century, John Donne, Edmund Waller, Sir John Denham and … Continue reading Parliaments, politics and people seminar: Paul Seaward, Mr Marvell goes to Westminster: the poet as parliament-man

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 16th Century history, Religious history, Social history, Tudor

Parliaments, politics & people seminar: Chris Kyle, ‘A Dog, a Butcher and a Puritan’: The Politics of Lent in Early Modern England

At our latest ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar, Chris Kyle, of Syracuse University, spoke on  ‘‘A Dog, a Butcher and a Puritan’: The Politics of Lent in Early Modern England’. Here he gives an overview of his paper… John Taylor, the Water Poet, named three Lenten enemies – a dog, a butcher and a Puritan. Taylor was no doubt correct but the the truth of … Continue reading Parliaments, politics & people seminar: Chris Kyle, ‘A Dog, a Butcher and a Puritan’: The Politics of Lent in Early Modern England

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 20th century history, Modern, Parties, Religious history, Social history

Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: Peter Catterall, The Free Churches and the Parliamentary Labour Party, c.1918-39

At our first ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar of the term, Peter Catterall (University of Westminster) spoke on ‘The Free Churches and the Parliamentary Labour Party, c.1918-39‘. Here he gives an overview of his paper… Did the Labour Party, in Morgan Phillips’ famous phrase, owe ‘more to Methodism than Marx’? After all, Nonconformity had historically been closely associated with Liberalism. A historic witness for liberty … Continue reading Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: Peter Catterall, The Free Churches and the Parliamentary Labour Party, c.1918-39

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 18th Century history, 19th Century history, 20th century history, Medieval, Modern, Oral history, Parliamentary Life, Social history

‘Speaking in Parliament: History, politics, rhetoric’ conference report

Last week, in collaboration with Professor Christopher Reid (Queen Mary, University of London, author of ‘Imprison’d Wranglers: the Rhetorical Culture of the House of Commons’) we hosted a conference dedicated to the art and history of parliamentary rhetoric. Academics with backgrounds in history, English, drama and politics came together from across the world for this two-day meeting, wonderfully organised by the team at Queen Mary. … Continue reading ‘Speaking in Parliament: History, politics, rhetoric’ conference report

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 18th Century history, Georgian, Religious history

Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: Jason Frost, ‘Church, State and Parliament in the Late Eighteenth Century in the Martyrdom Day Sermons of 30th January’

Reporting back from our latest ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar, Jason Frost (University of Westminster) spoke on ‘Church, State and Parliament in the Late Eighteenth Century in the Martyrdom Day Sermons of 30th January.’ Here he discusses his paper… “…That every thirtieth day of January…shall be forever hereafter set apart to be kept and observed in all the Churches and Chapels of these Your Majesty’s … Continue reading Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: Jason Frost, ‘Church, State and Parliament in the Late Eighteenth Century in the Martyrdom Day Sermons of 30th January’

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 19th Century history, 20th century history, Art, Fashion and Material Culture, Buildings and Architecture, Modern, Social history, Victorian

Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: James Ford, ‘United under one roof, though separated by different arches and mouldings, Representing the Union in the Central Lobby mosaics’

At our latest ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar, James Ford (University of Nottingham) spoke on ‘‘United under one roof, though separated by different arches and mouldings’: representing the Union in the Central Lobby mosaics, 1847-1924.’ Here he discusses his paper… In Michael Cokerell’s 2015 documentary Inside the Commons the late Charles Kennedy MP repeated an anecdote that explains the placement of mosaics of saints George, Andrew, … Continue reading Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: James Ford, ‘United under one roof, though separated by different arches and mouldings, Representing the Union in the Central Lobby mosaics’

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 18th Century history, Georgian, Irish History, Legal history, Social history

Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: Coleman Dennehy, ‘Dublin, Westminster, and appellate jurisdiction in early modern Ireland’

At our latest ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar of 2016, Dr Coleman Dennehy (University College, Dublin) spoke on ‘Dublin, Westminster, and appellate jurisdiction in early modern Ireland’. Here he discusses his paper… The history of appellate jurisdiction in Ireland, although it was a process that generally affected few lives at the time or since, was marked by a considerable break-down in relations between parliament in … Continue reading Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: Coleman Dennehy, ‘Dublin, Westminster, and appellate jurisdiction in early modern Ireland’

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 19th Century history, 20th century history, Elections, Modern, Parliamentary Life, Parties, Victorian

Parliaments, Politics & People seminar: Luke Blaxill, ‘”Big data” and the analysis of parliamentary and platform speeches, 1880-present’

In the first ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar of 2016, Dr Luke Blaxill (Hertford College, Oxford) spoke on ‘‘Big data’ and the analysis of parliamentary and platform speeches, 1880-present’. Here he discusses his paper… My paper made the argument that almost all modern historians – and perhaps especially political historians – are increasingly surrounded by huge digitised textual collections which are too large to read, … Continue reading Parliaments, Politics & People seminar: Luke Blaxill, ‘”Big data” and the analysis of parliamentary and platform speeches, 1880-present’

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Conferences, Seminars and Events, 19th Century history, 20th century history, Buildings and Architecture

Restored, Renewed, Relocated: Parliament and its buildings

Before Christmas Rebekah Moore, holder of an AHRC collaborative doctoral award with the History of Parliament and Institute of Historical Research, organised a seminar in Westminster to discuss Parliament’s accomodation. Here she reports back… In December, Mark Egan (the HPT’s former Secretary) and I organised a seminar at Westminster Hall. The aims of the seminar were to think about how parliament was housed in temporary … Continue reading Restored, Renewed, Relocated: Parliament and its buildings

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Stuart, 17th Century history, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Elections, Local History, Social history, Welsh History

Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Sarah Ward, ‘”I am nothing discuraged to present you with the Parliament newse”: parliamentary news, personal interest and political action in north-east Wales, 1640-88’

Our final ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar of the year took place last week, as Sarah Ward of Oxford University, gave a paper on ‘I am nothing discuraged to present you with the Parliament newse’: parliamentary news, personal interest and political action in north-east Wales, 1640-88. Here Sarah reports back on her paper… This paper delivered the preliminary findings of an examination of the news … Continue reading Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Sarah Ward, ‘”I am nothing discuraged to present you with the Parliament newse”: parliamentary news, personal interest and political action in north-east Wales, 1640-88’

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