Social history
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Sarah Ward, ‘”I am nothing discuraged to present you with the Parliament newse”: parliamentary news, personal interest and political action in north-east Wales, 1640-88’
Our final ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar of the year took place last week, as Sarah Ward of Oxford University,…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Robin McCallum, ‘English Towns & Parliamentary Representation, 1295-1350’
At our last ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar Robin McCullum, of Queen’s University Belfast, gave a paper on ‘English Towns…
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The Eligibility of Constance Markievicz
On 14th December 1918, Countess Constance Markievicz (1868-1927) became the first woman to be elected to the UK Parliament, but…
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Was Wilberforce the only influential parliamentarian abolitionist? Certainly not…
Joining the History of Parliament on work experience during the summer, A level student Georgina Hands came across the Trust…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Jonathan Moss & Gerry Stoker ‘Popular Understandings of Politics, 1945-1950: Perspectives from Mass Observation’
At the third ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar of the term Jonathan Moss, from the University of Southampton, spoke on…
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The ‘Story of Parliament’: Parliament and the press
Earlier this year the History published ‘The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain’ to mark the…
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The History of Parliament Annual Lecture 2015: Dr John Maddicott, ‘Parliament and the People in Medieval England’
Last week we had a large audience for our annual lecture in Portcullis House, Westminster. Dr John Maddicott FBA gave…
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MPs in World War One: Hon. William Lionel Charles Walrond (1876-1915)
Today marks the anniversary of the eighth MP who died in fighting in the First World War. Continuing our series…
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The murder of Speaker Tresham
A 15th century murder mystery features in this week’s blogpost. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow of the Commons 1422-1504 section,…
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‘In a dirty ditch somewhere in France’: the Hon. Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes (1880-1915)
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the fifth MP who died fighting in the First World War, and the second…
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MPs in World War I: Harold Thomas Cawley (1878-1915)
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the fourth MP who died fighting in the First World War. Continuing our series…
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Medieval migration
As Europe’s migration crisis continues, Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior Research Fellow on the Commons 1422-1504 section, explores the medieval House…