Victorian Commons
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Party splits and political change in the 19th century
This summer, following the internal wrangling that occurred in most parties following the Brexit referendum, we’ve been taking a look…
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Electioneering in Sheffield Brightside… in 1897
Today voters across the country go to the polls. In Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, electors will choose their new MP…
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MPs and Waterloo
To mark today’s anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Dr Philip Salmon, Editor of the Victorian Commons, explores the impact…
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Predicting the polls: a Victorian perspective
As the UK goes to the polls today, here’s the last in our series of blogs on elections through the…
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MPs in the Crimean War, 1853-56
With the help of research undertaken by the Victorian Commons, today’s blog takes a look at MPs who fought during…
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‘Watched with considerable curiosity’: The first secret ballot in Britain, 15 August 1872
Dr Kathryn Rix, of the Victorian Commons, tells us about the very first election by secret ballot in Britain… Today…
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Thanks for our bank holidays, “Saint” John…
Dr Kathryn Rix of the Victorian Commons tells us about the extraordinary life of the MP responsible for our day…
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Wm. Roger Louis Prize awarded to Dr. James Owen, 1832-68 Commons section
Dr. James Owen, a Research Fellow on our 1832-1868 House of Commons project, has been jointly awarded the Wm. Roger…
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The honourable member for Lambeth North, I presume? Henry Morton Stanley’s parliamentary career
On the anniversary of his birth on 28 January 1841, Dr. Kathryn Rix examines the lesser-known parliamentary career of the…
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On this Day in 1830 – the formation of Earl Grey’s government
Today’s Parliament Week ‘on this day’ article, written by the Victorian Commons’ Dr Philip Salmon, focuses on reform in the…