The History of Parliament is committed to producing groundbreaking and ambitious work, which is also accessible to the widest audience possible. We are keen to work with contributors who are passionate about authoring fresh well-researched articles for publication on our website, as well as collaborating with institutions and organisations to share our knowledge and develop exciting new ways for people to engage with parliamentary history.
Collaborate
As a world-leading research organisation, not only do our publications and ongoing research projects provide unparalleled studies of parliamentary history, but each member of the History of Parliament staff has a wide range of additional specialisms on an extensive array of topics. Find out more about our staff’s varied research interests via our staff profiles:
We are open to supporting or working alongside other institutions and organisations that may benefit from our expertise or collaborating to create new and engaging ways to interpret and experience parliamentary history.
Over the years the History of Parliament has collaborated with numerous external partners, for research projects, educational resources, publications and exhibitions, designed to introduce new audiences to the exciting and diverse history of the UK Parliament.
Current and Previous Collaborations
The History of Parliament has collaborated with a number of partners in recent years. Examples include:
• The National Archives: archival workshops and events
• The British Library: Oral History partners
• Institute for Historical Research: Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar series convened by HoP staff.
• St James’s House: annual publications.
• From the Grassroots: Oral History project
Contact Us
If you or your institution are interested in working with the History of Parliament, send us a message through our ‘contact us’ form , here:
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Ongoing University partners:
• The University of York: MA Public History placement host
• University College London: MA Public History placement host
• University of Buckingham, BA History partner
• Queen Mary, University of London, qHeritage placement host
• Keele University, BA Parliamentary Studies partner
• University of Sheffield, Collaborative Doctoral Award partner
• University of Leicester, Collaborative Doctoral Award partner
• The Open University, Collaborative Doctoral Award partner
• Royal Holloway, partner Institution on AHRC-funded Inclusive Histories project
• Australia National University, AI as Infrastructure project
Below are some example of the excellent work that our placement students have created over the years:
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In the spring of 2024, two students from the University of York MA Public History course worked alongside our 17th …
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For the 2024/25 academic year, students were asked to devise an activity or event that would introduce students (many of …
Contribute
Since 2013, the History of Parliament has regularly published online articles from external contributors, both on parliamentary history and on a wide range of historical disciplines and research interests. Covering themes such as LGBTQ+ history, art and fashion, horticultural history, disability history and minority histories, guest contributors have expanded the project’s scope. Examples of recent work produced by external authors include:
Volunteer
Our Oral History Project is keen to attract people with an interest in and knowledge of British postwar political history to act as interviewers. Find out more here.
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At first glance, the 1749 Westminster constituency by-election does not seem to warrant too much attention, with the incumbent, Viscount …
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In this guest blog, originally posted on the Victorian Commons blog page, Henrietta Lockhart, Curator of Museum Collections at Winterbourne House …
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The beginning of May marks the Royal Horticultural Society’s National Gardening Week, but many of the Parliamentarians in our volumes …
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As the UK marks Disability History Month, today’s guest blogger, Dr Ekaterina (Katya) Kolpinskaya explores the representation of disabilities in the …
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To mark LGBTQ+ History Month 2023, guest blogger Charles Upchurch, Professor of British history at Florida State University, explains how …
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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 …
If you are interested in contributing an article, please get in touch and refer to our guidelines for contributors below: