Articles by History of Parliament
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The Parliamentary Delegation to Buchenwald Concentration Camp – 70 Years On
On this day in 1945, a group of MPs arrived at Buchenwald concentration camp to report first hand on the…
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Proceedings in Parliament 1624: the road to publication
In the third in our series of blogs marking the release of the Commons’ proceedings of the 1624 Parliament – with…
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1624: The Last Parliament of James I
In the second in our series of blogs marking the release of the Commons’ proceedings of the 1624 Parliament –…
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London 1264: from Magna Carta to Montfort’s Parliament
As part of our series on Magna Carta and Simon de Montfort’s parliament, Ian Stone, a Junior Research Fellow at…
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Publication of Proceedings in Parliament 1624: The House of Commons
Today, on the anniversary of its opening 391 years ago, the History of Parliament is proud to announce the initial…
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Simon de Montfort’s 1265 Parliament and Magna Carta
750 years ago today Simon de Montfort’s famous 1265 Parliament opened in Westminster Hall. This is one of two anniversaries…