18th Century history
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Parliament, Politics & People Seminar: Jason Frost, ‘Church, State and Parliament in the Late Eighteenth Century in the Martyrdom Day Sermons of 30th January’
Reporting back from our latest ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ Seminar, Jason Frost (University of Westminster) spoke on ‘Church, State and…
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Cabinet resignations: an issue of principle
Following Iain Duncan-Smith’s high profile resignation from the cabinet this weekend, we take a look back at some other examples…
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“Contrary to the fundamental laws of nature”? The passage of the Declaratory Act, March 1766
250 years ago this week Parliament passed the ‘Declaratory Act’, aimed at limiting the damage of the earlier repeal of…
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‘The Story of Parliament’: Pitt and Fox
Last year the History published ‘The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain’ to mark the anniversary…
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‘The Story of Parliament’: The office of Prime Minister in the 18th Century
Earlier this year the History published ‘The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain’ to mark the…