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Dr David Scott, Editor of the 1640-60 House of Lords section, explores the role of the peers in securing the …
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In his last post for the Georgian Lords, From bills to bullets: Spring 1775 and the approach to war in …
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At a special joint session of the IHR’s Parliaments, Politics and People and British History in the Long 18th Century …
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On 25 November 1696 the House of Commons, after a bitter series of debates, finally passed a bill that would …
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With the 2025 Ashes between England and Australia getting underway this week, we have a cricketing themed post from our …
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At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 25 November, Dr Natalee Garrett of The Open University, will …
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In a second blog for this year’s Black History Month, we are once again hearing from Helen Wilson, PhD candidate …
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October is Black History Month in the UK, as institutions like the History of Parliament attempt to re-insert and highlight …
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To mark Black History Month 2020, today’s post comes from guest blogger Dr Simon Peplow, senior teaching fellow at the …
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