Minority Ethnic History

Black History Month: “Pompey, Colonel Hill’s black”, and the politics of footmen in Queen Anne’s London

Paul Seaward

October 24, 2018

October is Black History Month in the UK and today we hear from Dr Paul Seaward, our former Director and…
The Conservative Party and British Indians, 1975-1990

History of Parliament

April 19, 2018

Today’s blog is from our 2017 undergraduate dissertation competition winner, Jilna Shah of Cambridge University for her thesis on the…
Dabadhai Naoroji: the life of the first Indian MP

Emma Peplow

November 22, 2017

Last month we were delighted to celebrate the life and work of Dr Dadabhai Naoroji at an event in Portcullis…
Parliament and the 1965 Race Relations Act

History of Parliament

March 21, 2017

Passing legislation with a small majority is an ongoing problem for our current government, but this not an unusual parliamentary…
‘Parliaments and Minorities’ conference in May 2014

Emma Peplow

December 5, 2013

Here at the History of Parliament, we have two exciting conferences coming up in 2014 and 2015. Here’s news of…