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Chatham and the failure of English Politics
350 years ago this week the British navy suffered a disaster after the Dutch Raid on the Medway. In this…
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MPs in World War I: William Hoey Kearney Redmond (1861-1917)
In the latest of our blogs on MPs killed in the First World War, Dr Kathryn Rix marks the centenary…
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‘Of the utmost weight for the safety and tranquillity of the kingdom’: the snap election of 1747
The latest in our General Election 2017 series and launching our new blog series on The Georgian Lords, Dr Robin…
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‘Not another one!’: going to the polls in historical perspective
With UK electors heading off to the national polls for the third time in as many years and as part…
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Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar: Charlotte Young, ‘John Bradshaw’s forgotten role: the Committee for Sequestration’s legal advisers in the 1640s’
At our last ‘Parliaments, Politics & People’ seminar, Charlotte Young (Royal Holloway University of London) spoke on ‘John Bradshaw’s forgotten…
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History of Parliament A level competition 2017
For those of you deep in exam season for GCSEs, AS and A Levels at the moment, very good luck…
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‘Absolutely our best officer’: Valentine Fleming (1882-1917)
In the latest of our blogs on MPs killed in the First World War, Dr Kathryn Rix marks the centenary…
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Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar: Priscilla Baines, ‘House of Commons governance: a suitable case for treatment?’
In today’s blog Dr Paul Hunneyball reports back from our recent Parliament, Politics & People seminar – where former House…
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Interrupting by-elections
On the day that the Manchester Gorton by-election was due to take place, Dr Kathryn Rix of our Victorian Commons…
