20th century history
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What is in a role: differing views about MPs’ focus
For many MPs beginning their career before 2005, they started their job with no induction process or job description. Volunteer…
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Women, Petitions and Parliament in the Twentieth Century
To mark Women’s History Month 2023, guest blogger Henry Miller, Associate Professor (Research) at Durham University, explores how women continued…
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A tribute to Betty Boothroyd
In today’s blog, we pay tribute to Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the Commons, who sadly died yesterday.…
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Oral History Project internship and PhD opportunity: come and work with us!
These are exciting times for our Oral History project, as we have two opportunities to come and work with us……
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Politics before Democracy Conference
Call for Papers, deadline – 17 February 2023 The History of Parliament and the School of History, University of East…
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Heraldry, Pomp and Power: The Use of Parliamentary Symbols on Coats of Arms, c.1527-2006
Ahead of next Tuesday’s hybrid Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Duncan Sutherland. On 15 November, between 5.30…
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Claiming the parliamentary tradition? The legacy of the Irish home rule party and Anglo-Irish relations in the 1930s
Our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar is back for the autumn term! At next week’s seminar Dr Martin O’Donoghue of the University…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: ‘That was how politics started for me’: memories on motivations from the History of Parliament Trust’s Sound Archive
Our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar is back for the autumn term! At next week’s seminar our head of Oral…
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‘You just become a tiny little speck of history’: First Impressions of the Palace of Westminster
When newly elected MPs first enter the Palace of Westminster, it is hard to ignore the hundreds of years of…
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The world of parliament extends beyond the Commons and Lords: Michael Morris, Lord Naseby
Since 2012 our team of volunteers have been interviewing former MPs about their lives and careers for the History of…
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‘Always great fun: particularly when there was a row going on’: memories of the 1922 Committee
Once again, the powerful backbench Conservative 1922 committee is back in the headlines. Here Dr Emma Peplow, head of our…
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Lady Frances Balfour: A Woman in Parliament before Enfranchisement
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Virtual IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Professor Susan Pedersen of Columbia University. On 24…