20th century history
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Lesbians and the law: the Wolfenden Report and same-sex desire between women
Our final blog for LGBTQ+ History Month comes from Dr Caroline Derry, who has recently published a book on lesbianism…
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Maureen Colquhoun: “an open lesbian-feminist woman” in the House of Commons
In our second blog for LGBTQ+ History Month our Public Engagement Manager, Sammy Sturgess, explores the parliamentary career of Maureen…
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Voices from the Oral History Project – Chris Smith
Unusually for a profile of one of our Oral History Project interviewees, Chris Smith has not recently passed away! Yet…
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Oral History at the History of Parliament Trust: new volunteers needed!
Dr Emma Peplow is the new lead coordinator for our Oral History Project. Today she is announcing a new round…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: On Writing the History of Parliament
This evening Dr Henry Miller of Durham University will give this term’s final paper to the IHR seminar Parliaments, Politics…
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Parliaments, Politics, and People: The Referendum issue & the constitutional crisis before the First World War
Ahead of this evening’s IHR Parliaments, Politics, and People seminar, we hear from Dr. Roland Quinault, a Senior Research Fellow…
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Disregarding the Past: The Problems of Pardoning Homosexual Offences
Ahead of this evening’s IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, the speaker from the previous session in collaboration with the…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – The ‘Gothic slum’: MPs and St Stephen’s Cloisters, 1852-2017
In May 2018, Dr Elizabeth Biggs and Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith introduced the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar to…
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History of Parliament Trust’s Annual Lecture: A Brief History of Parliamentary Time
Earlier this summer the History of Parliament Trust enjoyed their public annual lecture in Portcullis House, Westminster. This year’s speaker…
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The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World
Today we celebrate the launch of our new publication, The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World, which has…
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‘She is an Outsider in Public Life’: women parliamentary candidates, 1918-1923
Ahead of tonight’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, we hear from Lisa Berry-Waite, a…
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The First Woman Cabinet Minister: Margaret Bondfield, 1873- 1953
In this new blog for our ‘Women and Parliament’ series, Dr Paula Bartley gives an overview of the political career…