Local History
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Yorkist Parliaments, but not at York
At the beginning of this week, the government sparked debate by announcing the possibility of relocating the House of Lords…
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A Victorian record-breaker: Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, Father of the House
Today we hear from Dr Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of our Commons 1832-68 project about the lengthy parliamentary career of…
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Protest Against the Six Acts
On this day in 1819 the massacre that was soon dubbed ‘Peterloo’ by the press occurred on St Peter’s Field…
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Manchester and the Lancashire peerage: the background to Peterloo
In the latest blog from the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton considers the influence of some of the local grandees…
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Medieval MP of the Month: Walter Rich – a tryst gone wrong?
Rather appropriately on Valentine’s Day, February’s Medieval MP of the month blog is concerned with affairs of the heart (among…
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House of Commons 1422-1504: MP of the Month, William Holbeck
In our Medieval MP of the Month series we’ll be exploring some of the characters who feature in our Commons…
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Parliament, Politics and People: The politics of impressment, 1639-41: a Gloucestershire microhistory
Today’s blog is a summary from Sonia Tycko, PhD. candidate from Harvard University about the paper that she presented, as part…
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“Hidden Gems”: Three Derby Museums and an unusual gift
In the latest blog from the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley considers a rare holding by the Derby Museum and…
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Parliaments, Politics & People seminar: Alex Lock, ‘Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1745-1810), national politics and the York county election of 1784’
Thanks to Parliament Week, we’re a little behind in our ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar reports. Before tonight’s seminar, here’s…