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Sir Robert Peel and the modern Conservative party
Sir Robert Peel, twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834-35, 1841-46), entered Parliament at only 21 years of age.…
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Legitimism and the origins of the Wars of the Roses: the motivations of Richard, duke of York
Following recent articles on the origins of the Wars of the Roses, Dr Simon Payling of our House of Commons…
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Accessing Hansard online: a research guide
Hansard – the official record of what is said in Parliament – originated in the early 19th century. Our Commons…
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The Politics of Organising in the Long 19th Century
Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones, Research Fellow on the Victorian Commons project, has edited ‘The Politics of Organising in the Long 19th…
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Votes for women before and after 1832
Continuing our series on the practical workings of the UK’s historic voting system, Philip Salmon of our House of Commons, 1832-1868…
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Correcting the record: conciliation and reconciliation over America in 1776
Just a few months before the Declaration of Independence, last minute efforts were made to reconcile Britain and the American…
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Interwar literature, politics and East-central Europe
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 16 June, Dr Juliette Bretan of Cambridge University will be discussing…
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Lineage and Architectural Display: the ‘Golden Chapel’ at Tong (Shropshire) and the Commemoration of Sir Henry Vernon, governor of the household of Prince Arthur
Dr Simon Payling of our 1461-1504 section explores the life and remembrance of MP for Derbyshire Sir Henry Vernon, and his family’s enduring…
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‘The strangest bill that ever I heard…’: Bishop Joseph Hall, the Church of England and the Long Parliament, 1640-1642
Dr Vivienne Larminie explores the political career of one of the most influential mid-seventeenth century bishops As the House of…
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Between Parliament and king: the politics of Convocation in early Stuart England
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 2 June, Professor Eloise Davies of the University of Florida,…
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Section 28: Memories from the Oral History Archive
Section 28 of the Local Government Act, 1988, was one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Britain at…
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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…
