Articles by History of Parliament
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Welcome to the History of Parliament blog!
Here we share posts about our current research projects, wider parliamentary history, highlights from our events, seminars and conferences, and…
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‘The Second Reform Act of 1867: party interest or the road to democracy?’: A debate between Rt. Hon. The Lord Adonis and Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Last Tuesday the History of Parliament hosted our annual lecture in Westminster – also our new Director, Dr Stephen Roberts’…
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Reporting Parliament: Hansard, Throwback Thursday
Today in our ‘Reporting Parliament’ series for Parliament Week, we have a guest blog from the team at Hansard. Here…
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Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar: Henry Midgley, ‘Harold Wilson and the Public Accounts Committee 1959-63’
At our first ‘Parliaments, Politics & People‘ seminar of the new academic year, Henry Midgley discussed his work on Harold…
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Always the same, but always different…
This blog by Professor John Morrill FBA, Chair of the Editorial Board of the History, celebrates the Director’s appointment to…
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A tribute to Peter William Hasler, 1926-2017
Peter Hasler, General Editor and Secretary to the Editorial Board of the History of Parliament between 1978 and 1991, died…
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The State Opening of Parliament: When dissident acts become established acts
Today, the new Parliament will be officially opened. In his guest blog Steven Franklin (Royal Holloway, University of London) discusses…
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Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar: Charlotte Young, ‘John Bradshaw’s forgotten role: the Committee for Sequestration’s legal advisers in the 1640s’
At our last ‘Parliaments, Politics & People’ seminar, Charlotte Young (Royal Holloway University of London) spoke on ‘John Bradshaw’s forgotten…