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The Last of the Jacobites: Henry Benedict
Henry Benedict, Cardinal York (1725-1807), born 300 years ago this March, was the last member of the royal family to…
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Background to the American Revolution
As part of a new infrequent series on the American Revolution and its connection to Parliament, Dr Robin Eagles explores…
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Robert Burns in Edinburgh: peers, patrons, and politics
In the wake of Burns Night, it is worth considering how the patronage of a small number of Scottish nobles…
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A ‘cook’d up’ affair: Queen Charlotte’s 1794 Epiphany Ball
The Court of George III and Queen Charlotte has often been characterized as a rather dull affair, a stark contrast…
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Somerset v Stewart, 1772: an End to Slavery in Britain?
The campaigning activities of abolitionist MPs such as William Wilberforce and Thomas Fowell Buxton are well-known, but one former MP,…
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A Meddlesome Mother? Queen Charlotte and the Regency Crisis
In October 1788, George III fell ill with an unknown ‘malady’ which rendered him unable to fulfil his duties as…
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The Last of the Cromwells
The current BBC production of Wolf Hall: the Mirror and the Light, the last of Hilary Mantel’s novels charting the…
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Did you know, Lord George Gordon had two brothers?
In his latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley looks into the family of the notorious Lord George…
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John London: Britain’s First Black Voter?
At first glance, the 1749 Westminster constituency by-election does not seem to warrant too much attention, with the incumbent, Viscount…
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The day Parliament was invaded
In the summer of 1780 London, and several other cities across England, experienced some of the worst rioting they had…
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1833 Slavery Abolition Act: The Long Road to Emancipation in the British West Indies
Today marks the anniversary of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act receiving royal assent. But why was this bill necessary 26…
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Declaring the result of an Eighteenth Century Election
Today the nation will be casting their votes in the 2024 General Election with most constituencies declaring their results in…