19th Century history

Unlikely Parliamentarians 4: a view from the Victorian Commons

Philip Salmon

November 17, 2016

This week is Parliament Week, a programme of events and activities that connects people across the UK with Parliament and…
Parliaments, Politics & People seminar: Miles Taylor, ‘Ritualism from below: St Stephen’s crypt, Westminster and its uses, c.1865-1955’

History of Parliament

October 26, 2016

Our ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar returned last week for a new academic year! Here’s our first report of the…
Parliamentary timetabling

Paul Seaward

October 12, 2016

Back to Westminster for MPs this week! Our Director, Dr Paul Seaward, discusses the history of the parliamentary timetable… It…
Jane Campbell: Parliamentary divorce pioneer

History of Parliament

October 5, 2016

On 23 June 1801, a woman called Jane Campbell divorced her husband Edward Addison by Act of Parliament, and became…
Parliament, patriotism and the Last Night of the Proms

Robin Eagles

September 7, 2016

As the Proms come to an end this Saturday with the traditional ‘Last Night’, Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow…
‘The thing is to get on with the War’: Duncan Frederick Campbell (1876-1916)

Kathryn Rix

September 2, 2016

Our blog today returns to our series, all written by Dr Kathryn Rix of the Victorian Commons, of short biographies…
Props in Parliament

Martin Spychal

August 24, 2016

In today’s blogpost, Martin Spychal of the Victorian Commons discusses his recent work on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Prime Ministers’ Props’…
Party splits and political change in the 19th century

Philip Salmon

August 17, 2016

This summer, following the internal wrangling that occurred in most parties following the Brexit referendum, we’ve been taking a look…
Peers on Parade: A Sartorial History of the State Opening of Parliament

History of Parliament

May 18, 2016

Today’s guestblog is from Dr Charles Farris, University of Westminster, who discusses the history of the ceremonial attire worn at…
Electioneering in Sheffield Brightside… in 1897

Kathryn Rix

May 5, 2016

Today voters across the country go to the polls. In Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, electors will choose their new MP…
‘Speaking in Parliament: History, politics, rhetoric’ conference report

History of Parliament

April 14, 2016

Last week, in collaboration with Professor Christopher Reid (Queen Mary, University of London, author of ‘Imprison’d Wranglers: the Rhetorical Culture…
Cabinet resignations: an issue of principle

Emma Peplow

March 22, 2016

Following Iain Duncan-Smith’s high profile resignation from the cabinet this weekend, we take a look back at some other examples…

19th Century history

‘The thing is to get on with the War’: Duncan Frederick Campbell (1876-1916)

Party splits and political change in the 19th century

Electioneering in Sheffield Brightside… in 1897

Cabinet resignations: an issue of principle

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