Oral history
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Defection, by-elections and Europe… in the 1970s.
In tomorrow’s by-election in Clacton, former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell will contest his previous seat after defection to UKIP. Carswell’s…
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More memories from Westminster: New oral history material added to historyofparliamentonline.org
Our national oral history project has now interviewed more than 100 former MPs, and to celebrate we have added some…
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MPs and the Troubles
Thirty years ago today (17 June 1974) a bomb exploded in Westminster Hall at about 8.28am, which led to a…
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Review of the year 2013
As 2013 draws to an end, we’re looking back at another busy year at the History of Parliament, ready for…
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Women in Democracy during the 1970s and 1980s
Over the past few days Parliament Week has been in full swing and events have taken place around the country…
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Recalling Parliament: the demands of foreign affairs
Today, MPs have been recalled from their summer break to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Parliament’s direct involvement in…
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In search of an oral history project coordinator…
Last month, we heard the wonderful news that our new oral history project, ‘From the Grassroots: An Oral History of…