Articles by History of Parliament
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Alex Middleton, ‘The idea of Whiggism in mid-Victorian politics’
In an excellent conclusion to this term’s seminar programme, Dr. Alex Middleton of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, discussed Whiggism in…
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Job opportunity: research assistant/research fellow, House of Commons 1832-1945 project
The History of Parliament has a vacancy for a research assistant / research fellow on its 1832-1945 House of Commons…
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The long-lived charter: Magna Carta’s 800 year legacy
800 years ago today, Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede. In the last of our series celebrating the anniversaries of…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Henry Miller, ‘Popular politics before democracy: the culture of petitioning in Manchester, c. 1780-1914’
Dr Henry Miller, formerly of the History of Parliament Trust, but now at the University of Manchester, reports back from his…
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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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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Rebekah Moore, ‘Contested spaces: temporary houses of Parliament and government, 1834-52’
At our last ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar, Rebekah Moore, holder of an AHRC collaborative doctoral award with the History…