Elections
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Representing Glamorgan, 1832-85: Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot and his colleagues
Continuing our Local History focus on Glamorgan, Dr. Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons, 1832-68 project looks…
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Electoral change in South-East Wales in the 1640s: the Recruiter Elections in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
This month, as part of our local history blog series, we’re looking into the parliamentary history of a number of…
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Those pesky deliveries: delivering the King’s writs across 15th century England
In recent months, easily talking to friends and colleagues on the other side of the country, or even world, has…
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From duelling to sharing the representation: Northumberland’s electoral politics in the nineteenth century
Continuing this month’s focus on Northumberland, Dr. Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons, 1832-68 project, explores the…
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A revolting pocket borough: Morpeth in the late eighteenth century
In our latest Georgian Lords blog, in keeping with our general focus for the month on the county of Northumberland,…
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York: exploring the local history of a Victorian constituency
Alongside biographies of 2,591 MPs, our House of Commons 1832-68 project is also researching and writing articles on the 401…
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The Mystery of the ‘Black Box’ and the ‘true’ heirs of Charles II
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles probes the mysteries of the ‘black box’ that was…
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‘Southwark men, who are but traitors’: merchants, rioters, radicals and the ‘good old cause’ in the mid-seventeenth century
In the latest History of Parliament blog we return to our local history study of Southwark. Following our medieval look…
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‘The power of returning our members will henceforth be in our own hands’: parliamentary reform and its impact on Exeter, 1820-1868
Dr Martin Spychal, research fellow for the Commons 1832-68, uses polling and voter registration data to explore the 1832 Reform…
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Breaching the guidelines: clerical MPs in the mid-seventeenth century
As the country grapples with interpreting the rules of the Covid-19 lockdown, Dr Vivienne Larminie of our Commons 1640-1660 section…
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Parliaments, Politics, and People: The Referendum issue & the constitutional crisis before the First World War
Ahead of this evening’s IHR Parliaments, Politics, and People seminar, we hear from Dr. Roland Quinault, a Senior Research Fellow…
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‘Duely sensible of their obligation’: the role of women in Georgian election balls
With general elections back in the news, the Georgian Lords welcomes back Hillary Burlock for the second part of her…