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Arthur Latham and the rise of the Labour Left
On this day, 1930, Arthur Latham was born. Labour MP for Paddington North (later Paddington) from 1969 to 1979, his…
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The House of Commons Chamber and the Politics of Seating
Parliament will be officially opened this week and debates will begin once again in the House of Commons. But with…
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‘A Manly Place’: Experiences of Women in Parliament after 1997
On 19 March 2024, the History of Parliament Trust hosted the second in a series of events drawing on their…
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Down for the count: election night highs and lows
As the UK goes to the polls today, here Dr Emma Peplow shares memories from our oral history archive, exploring…
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Two Gardening Giants- Joseph Chamberlain and Michael Heseltine
In the second of two blogs for National Gardening Week, here guest blogger Dr Jonathan Denby takes a closer look…
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Great Parliamentary Gardeners- The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Compared
The beginning of May marks the Royal Horticultural Society’s National Gardening Week, but many of the Parliamentarians in our volumes…
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Mass-Observation and popular politics at the 1945 General Election
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Rebecca Goldsmith, of Jesus College, Cambridge. On 30…
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HIV and Parliament: memories from our Oral History Project
For LGBT+ History Month, Dr Emma Peplow, Head of Contemporary History, uses the History of Parliament’s Oral History archive to reflect…
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Captain Ian Fraser MP and the 1926 Wireless Telegraphy (Blind Persons Facilities) Bill
In the mid-1920s, radio technology developments and the BBC’s foundation in Britain led to new and exciting possibilities. Access to…
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‘Neither fish, fowl nor good red herring’: Baroness Nicholson’s experiences of hearing loss
Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, born 1941, was the MP for Torridge and West Devon 1987?97. Elected as a…
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Visibility of Disability in the House of Commons: Food for Thought
As the UK marks Disability History Month, today’s guest blogger, Dr Ekaterina (Katya) Kolpinskaya explores the representation of disabilities in the…
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75 Years of the National Health Service: A Political History of Health and Healthcare in Britain
In September, the History of Parliament celebrated our latest publication with St James’s House to commemorate 75 years of the…