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Dr Martin Spychal explores Peter McLagan – Scotland's first Black MP – and his early life and pre-parliamentary career.
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Dr Paula Bartley discusses her new book, Trailblazers: the First Women Elected to Government…
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Andrew Hanham explores the impact of the War of Jenkins' Ear and it became named as such…
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At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 20 October, Frederick Hyde of the University of Southampton, will …
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With many settling back into university terms, in the latest post for the Georgian Lords, we welcome early career researcher, …
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Robert Spankie, who was returned for Finsbury in 1832, had an unusual pre-parliamentary career. Dr Martin Spychal, Senior Research Fellow …
News
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Kathryn will be presenting her paper ‘Anti-Catholic Penal Statutes and the Royal Prerogative in the English Parliaments of the 1620s‘
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Launch event for By-Elections in London History, London Journal
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Paula will be presenting her paper 'Trailblazers: the first women elected to government'
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IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar 20 October 2026: online & in-person with Frederick Hyde
Frederick will be presenting his paper ‘China on the Hustings: The Arrow Affair and British Identity during the 1857 Election‘
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In June, The History of Parliament and St James’s House celebrated the publication of their latest collaboration, Monarchy and Democracy: …
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*POSITION FILLED* The History of Parliament are excited to advertise for a research fellow to join our House of Lords …
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Oral History
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One of the highlights of the 1997 general election was the contest in Tatton. The Conservative Neil Hamilton, then under …
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Section 28 of the Local Government Act, 1988, was one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Britain at …
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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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On Thursday the voters of Gorton and Denton will elect their new MP after weeks of media speculation. This by-election had …
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Following some recent, high-profile, political defections, Alfie Steer and Dr Emma Peplow have delved into the History of Parliament’s Oral …
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The History of Parliament Trust is looking for new volunteer interviewers to join its oral history project! Since 2011, the …
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