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The Dismissal of Clarendon
350 years ago this month, the Lord Chancellor, Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon, was dismissed following the disaster on the…
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Schools: competition prize day!
Last month we welcomed our 2016 Key Stage Three Schools competition winner to Westminster… Slightly later than we hoped, thanks…
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“Void of all faith and honour?” The fall(s) and rise of Viscount Bolingbroke
In this latest blog post from the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles considers the instability of the early years of…
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First steps in the chamber: making a maiden speech
For the one hundred or so new MPs who were elected in June, many have already achieved one of the…
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Always the same, but always different…
This blog by Professor John Morrill FBA, Chair of the Editorial Board of the History, celebrates the Director’s appointment to…
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A Turning Point? The Declaration of Independence and the House of Lords
The latest Georgian Lords blog by Dr Charles Littleton, Senior Research Fellow of the Lords 1715-90 Section, considers the origins…
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A tribute to Peter William Hasler, 1926-2017
Peter Hasler, General Editor and Secretary to the Editorial Board of the History of Parliament between 1978 and 1991, died…
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The State Opening of Parliament: When dissident acts become established acts
Today, the new Parliament will be officially opened. In his guest blog Steven Franklin (Royal Holloway, University of London) discusses…
