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‘Parliaments and Minorities’ conference in May 2014
Here at the History of Parliament, we have two exciting conferences coming up in 2014 and 2015. Here’s news of…
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Women in Democracy during the 1970s and 1980s
Over the past few days Parliament Week has been in full swing and events have taken place around the country…
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Recalling Parliament: the demands of foreign affairs
Today, MPs have been recalled from their summer break to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Parliament’s direct involvement in…
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In search of an oral history project coordinator…
Last month, we heard the wonderful news that our new oral history project, ‘From the Grassroots: An Oral History of…
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HLF funding for a new History of Parliament oral history project!
The History of Parliament Trust is delighted to announce that we have been awarded Heritage Lottery Funding for a new…
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Emily Wilding Davison and women in Parliament
Last week saw the centenary of the death of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison (1872-1913), who died from her injuries…
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Charting the changing culture of modern elections
A guest post today from Dr David Thackeray (Exeter University) on the changing culture of modern elections. David recently organised…
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MPs memories: election campaigns
Today, local elections are taking place across England and Wales, and in South Shields a parliamentary by-election after David Milliband’s…