Speakers of the House

Acquitted with three huzzas: the impeachment of Robert Harley, earl of Oxford

Robin Eagles

November 15, 2017

In today’s ‘Reporting Parliament’ series for Parliament Week 2017, Dr Robin Eagles considers the value of manuscript news accounts of…
Hot takes and fake news: news management through the Votes of the House of Commons

History of Parliament

May 11, 2017

In the era of live webcasts from the Chamber and committee rooms, rolling Hansard and near-instant transcripts of committee sessions,…
Votes for Women and the Speaker’s Conference on Electoral Reform 1916-17

History of Parliament

January 18, 2017

January 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Speaker’s Conference on Electoral Reform 1916-17, which first sat in October 1916…
The murder of Speaker Tresham

Simon Payling

October 27, 2015

A 15th century murder mystery features in this week’s blogpost. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow of the Commons 1422-1504 section,…
The ‘Election’ of the Speaker in Fifteenth-Century Parliaments

Simon Payling

May 18, 2015

Today Parliament returns, and the new assembly’s first job is to elect a new Speaker. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow…