20th century history
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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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Seats in the Commons
After today’s State Opening of Parliament, many MPs will also have to battle to find a seat to debate the…
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How does it feel to be a new MP?
This week at Westminster MPs elected for the first time will still be finding their feet. With such a large…
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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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MPs in World War I: Dr. John Esmonde (1862-1915)
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the third MP who died fighting in the First World War, and the second…
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MPs in World War I: William Glynne Charles Gladstone (1885-1915)
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the second MP who died fighting in the First World War. Continuing our series…
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The History of Parliament Schools competition: 2014 winners’ prize days and 2015 competition
2014 was the tenth year of the History of Parliament’s schools competition. As I’m sure you know, every year we…
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MPs’ memories of candidate selection
Today’s blogpost is from one of our Oral History Project interviewers, Emme Ledgerwood, who has used our archive to explore…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Priscila Pivatto & Emma Peplow, ‘MPs in their own words: the History of Parliament’s oral history project’
Our last ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar was an internal affair, as Priscila Pivatto and Emma Peplow spoke on the…