Oral history
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The world of parliament extends beyond the Commons and Lords: Michael Morris, Lord Naseby
Since 2012 our team of volunteers have been interviewing former MPs about their lives and careers for the History of…
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‘Always great fun: particularly when there was a row going on’: memories of the 1922 Committee
Once again, the powerful backbench Conservative 1922 committee is back in the headlines. Here Dr Emma Peplow, head of our…
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Women Speakers and Deputy Speakers
As we have seen in some of our previous blogs, the role of Speaker of the House has a long…
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Speaking about Animal Rights in the History of Parliament Oral History Project
As two animal welfare Bills progress through the stages of debate in Parliament, in our latest blog Emme Ledgerwood looks…
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Postwar MPs’ Memories of Summer Holidays
This year we’ve been looking into the holiday habits of parliamentarians throughout history. In our latest blog Emme Ledgerwood has…
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Life as an MP: a recipe for marital bliss?
In today’s blog Dr Emma Peplow, coordinator of the History of Parliament’s Oral History Project, picks up our recent theme…
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‘Decided on by men’: International Women’s Day lecture
On 17 March Dr Emma Peplow and Dr Priscila Pivatto gave the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art’s 8th…
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Collaborative Doctoral Award with Keele University and the University of Manchester: ‘A manly place? The experiences of female MPs at Westminster, 1970-2010’
We’re delighted to announce that the History of Parliament Trust will be collaborating with Keele University and the University of…
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First impressions of Westminster in the words of former MPs: back to school, into ‘Dracula’s castle’ or safe at home?
Ahead of Tuesday’s Virtual IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Emma Peplow & Priscila Pivatto, responsible for…
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Post-war politics in the Welsh valleys: ‘socialists by birth and background’
Today, Emma Peplow, co-ordinator of the History of Parliament’s oral history project and co-editor of the new collection of extracts…
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The Political Lives of Postwar British MPs: Selection Troubles
Out this month, The Political Lives of Postwar British MPs explores the fascinating interviews with former MPs hidden in our…
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Out this month: ‘The Political Lives of Postwar British MPs: An Oral History of Parliament’
Later this month the very first book based on our Oral History Project Archive is published by Bloomsbury Academic. Today,…