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History of Parliament Trust

Job Vacancies: 2x Research Fellow Positions

We are pleased to announce that we are looking for Research Fellows to join both our House of Lords 1640-60 and House of Commons 1832-68 projects. Full information on both roles below: Applications Applicants must submit a completed application form, recent CV and a letter of no more than two A4 pages outlining your interest in the post to the office manager, atucker@histparl.ac.uk by 14 June 2024. Download the … Continue reading Job Vacancies: 2x Research Fellow Positions

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History of Parliament Trust, The First Elizabethan Age, Victorian Commons

Review of the Year 2022

2022 has been a bumper year for the History of Parliament, as we settled into a ‘new normal’ of events both online and in person, launched new projects and publications, and continued to grow our online outreach. Here’s our Public Engagement Manager Connie Jeffery with a round-up of another busy twelve months… After two years of uncertainty and unsettled working, for the History of Parliament … Continue reading Review of the Year 2022

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Stuart, 18th Century history, Minority Ethnic History, Queen Anne, Social history

Black History Month: “Pompey, Colonel Hill’s black”, and the politics of footmen in Queen Anne’s London

October is Black History Month in the UK and today we hear from Dr Paul Seaward, our former Director and British Academy/ Wolfson Foundation Research Professor about the politics of footmen and the amateur political ambition of a black servant… In November 1710, the satirist, clergyman and Tory activist Jonathan Swift went to Westminster to see the opening of Parliament following his party’s success in … Continue reading Black History Month: “Pompey, Colonel Hill’s black”, and the politics of footmen in Queen Anne’s London

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