Victorian
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From celebrity to outcast: William Bankes MP (1786-1855)
Today’s blog is the second of three posts to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. In this blog we hear from Dr…
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Legislating for the United Kingdom’s four nations in the age of reform, 1830-1852
Ahead of tonight’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, we hear from James Smith, a doctoral candidate…
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‘The House divided’: the creation of a second division lobby for the Commons in 1836
The huge publicity given to recent parliamentary votes on Brexit has put the over-crowded division lobbies of the House of…
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Robert Lowe and the University of London constituency
Ahead of tonight’s IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar we hear from Professor Jon Parry of Cambridge University who spoke at our special Parliaments,…
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Voice and Vote: behind the scenes
This blog looks at how the History of Parliament has been involved behind the scenes with the Voice and Vote…
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Irish MPs and the Crimean War 1853-1856
This week at the History of Parliament we are sharing the military history of Parliament through parliamentarians and their military…
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‘Of unsound mind’? MPs, mental health and the 1886 Lunacy (Vacating of Seats) Act
Today, during Mental Health Awareness Week, we hear from Dr Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of the Commons 1832-1868 Section and…
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The 1868 Boundary Act: Disraeli’s attempt to control his ‘leap in the dark’?
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Boundary Act. As Martin Spychal of the Commons 1832-68 Section discusses…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – The Victorian Palace of Science: scientific knowledge and the building of Britain’s Houses of Parliament
Today’s blog ahead of our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research this evening, is from…