Articles by History of Parliament
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Impeachments and the British Parliament
Every year, the History of Parliament holds two competitions for schools and one for university students, for the best undergraduate dissertation…
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Charting the changing culture of modern elections
A guest post today from Dr David Thackeray (Exeter University) on the changing culture of modern elections. David recently organised…
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Confusion in the commons – voting in 17th Century parliaments
Today, parliamentarians are often accused of shouting and ‘braying’ during debates. In this, little has changed since the 17th century,…
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Writing the History of Parliament in Early Modern England – colloquium report
Dr Paul Cavill, lecturer in early modern history at the University of Leeds, reports back from last weekend’s colloquium ‘Writing…
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Parliamentarians in the courts…
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Old Bailey Online (happy anniversary!) Dr Ruth Paley, editor of the Lords 1660-1832…
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Wm. Roger Louis Prize awarded to Dr. James Owen, 1832-68 Commons section
Dr. James Owen, a Research Fellow on our 1832-1868 House of Commons project, has been jointly awarded the Wm. Roger…
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Col. Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaires (3) – using the results
In the final of her blogs inspired by her recent book, ‘Colonel Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaire: Members of Parliament 1885-1918’, Priscilla…
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Col Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaires (2) MPs, their backgrounds and experiences
In the second of her blogs inspired by her recent book, ‘Colonel Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaire: Members of Parliament 1885-1918’, Priscilla…
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Colonel Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaires: An introduction
Priscilla Baines has recently published a new book, ‘Colonel Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaire: Members of Parliament 1885-1918’. Her work analyses the…
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Upcoming colloquium, 20 April 2013: Writing the History of Parliament in Early Modern England
The History of Parliament is supporting a one-day colloquium, organised by Paul Cvill and Alexandra Gajda through the Centre for…
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The History of Parliament wins BSECS Digital Prize
The History of Parliament Online is delighted to be awarded this year’s British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Digital Prize. BSECS…