Buildings and Architecture
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – The ‘Gothic slum’: MPs and St Stephen’s Cloisters, 1852-2017
In May 2018, Dr Elizabeth Biggs and Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith introduced the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar to…
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The House of Lords Outside Parliament Time, 1604-1629
Continuing our theme of alternative functions once served by the palace of Westminster, Dr Andrew Thrush of the Lords 1604-29…
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Top things to do in London: visiting the old palace of Westminster
With the Restoration and Renewal project in full swing in Westminster, offices are moving and buildings are being re-purposed to…
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Alternative uses for the palace of Westminster: the early 17th-century picture
With the palace of Westminster requiring a major restoration programme, and some people suggesting that Parliament should permanently relocate to…
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From celebrity to outcast: William Bankes MP (1786-1855)
Today’s blog is the second of three posts to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. In this blog we hear from Dr…
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Legislating for the United Kingdom’s four nations in the age of reform, 1830-1852
Ahead of tonight’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, we hear from James Smith, a doctoral candidate…
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‘The House divided’: the creation of a second division lobby for the Commons in 1836
The huge publicity given to recent parliamentary votes on Brexit has put the over-crowded division lobbies of the House of…
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Keeping up appearances: make do and mend in the old Palace of Westminster
Ahead of the first Parliaments, Politics and People seminar of the New Year at the IHR this evening, Dr Robin…
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Gerald Arbuthnot MP and the Parliamentary War Memorial
Since 2014 Dr. Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons, 1832-1945 project, has been blogging about the 24…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – St Stephen’s Cloisters: Politics, Patronage and Space
Ahead of our final Parliaments, Politics and People seminar of the term this evening at the IHR, here’s the blog…
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Duchesses in the Gallery: women watching the eighteenth-century House of Commons
This month’s installment of our ‘Women and Parliament’ blog series comes from the HPT’s Dr Paul Seaward, who is currently…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – The Victorian Palace of Science: scientific knowledge and the building of Britain’s Houses of Parliament
Today’s blog ahead of our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research this evening, is from…