Articles by History of Parliament
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Irish MPs and the Crimean War 1853-1856
This week at the History of Parliament we are sharing the military history of Parliament through parliamentarians and their military…
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A Fighting Life: Commemorating Josiah C. Wedgwood, founder of the History of Parliament project
Today we hear from our Public Engagement Officer, Sammy Sturgess about our recent event in Westminster to launch our activities…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – Ex-servicemen and the Liberal Party: the Great War generation and the electoral and parliamentary politics of the 1920s
Today’s blog ahead of our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research this evening, is from…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – The Victorian Palace of Science: scientific knowledge and the building of Britain’s Houses of Parliament
Today’s blog ahead of our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research this evening, is from…
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‘A noble sight’: the Prince’s Chamber and Royal Lyings in State in the Eighteenth Century
In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, we are delighted to welcome a guest blog from Dr Rachel Wilson,…
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The Conservative Party and British Indians, 1975-1990
Today’s blog is from our 2017 undergraduate dissertation competition winner, Jilna Shah of Cambridge University for her thesis on the…
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MPs as art collectors in the 1650s
As the Royal Academy’s Charles I: King and Collector exhibition comes to a close, Andrew Barclay, Senior Research Fellow with…
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Life before the RAF: the young air services and Parliament
The 1 April 2018 marks 100 years since the formation of the Royal Air Force, a particularly poignant anniversary for…
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Symbolising political change: space and the temporary House of Commons
Rebekah Moore is currently completing a PhD (Institute of Historical Research/History of Parliament) on the temporary Houses of Parliament and…