Georgian Lords
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‘A little door to get in, and a great crowd without’: how to get elected to Parliament in early Georgian Britain
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, is still renowned as a poet, commentator on Ottoman society, from when she accompanied her husband…
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Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar Series – Speaking in the Newspaper: Richard Brinsley Sheridan in April 1798
Today’s blog is from Prof. Robert W Jones, who is professor of eighteenth-century studies in the School of English at the…
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Reporting the House of Lords 1660-1832
The latest blog from the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles reports back from last month’s conference of the British Society…
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‘By God my Lord, if you can bear this you are the strongest man in England’: the appointment of ‘Harley’s Dozen’ new peers in the winter of 1711/12
Current rumours suggest that the government may be on the point of boosting the numbers of Conservative peers in the…
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Acquitted with three huzzas: the impeachment of Robert Harley, earl of Oxford
In today’s ‘Reporting Parliament’ series for Parliament Week 2017, Dr Robin Eagles considers the value of manuscript news accounts of…
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Reporting George I’s parliaments: a Prussian diplomat’s view
In the latest blog from The Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton continues his examination of foreign reporters of Parliamentary events…
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Waiting to Succeed: Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
Last month the Prince of Wales became the longest-serving holder of that title. The role of Prince of Wales was…
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“Hidden Gems”: Three Derby Museums and an unusual gift
In the latest blog from the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley considers a rare holding by the Derby Museum and…
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“Void of all faith and honour?” The fall(s) and rise of Viscount Bolingbroke
In this latest blog post from the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles considers the instability of the early years of…