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The History of Parliament in 2012
As the New Year approaches, Emma Peplow reviews 2012 at the History of Parliament. 2012 has been an exciting year…
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Winners of the History’s annual dissertation and essay prizes
The History of Parliament are delighted to announce the winners of our undergraduate and sixth form essay competitions for 2012.…
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The Agreements of the People, 1647-1649
The History’s Philip Baker tells us about his new book, out this week, on the Levellers’ Agreements of the People..…
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Parliaments Politics and People seminar: Richard Toye, ‘The rhetorical culture of the House of Commons in the interwar years’
Dr Kathryn Rix of The Victorian Commons reports back on the latest ‘parliaments, politics and people’ seminar The final paper…
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The first meeting of the ‘Provisional Government’ and the signing of the Guildhall Declaration
Dr Charles Littleton discusses the ‘Provisional Government’ that formed on this day – 11 December – in 1688 to take…
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6 December, 1648: Pride’s Purge
Dr Stephen Roberts, editor of the HOP’s House of Commons 1640-60 project, explains the importance of “Pride’s Purge” which took…
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Researching the House of Commons: Parliamentary Diaries
In our first blog on the methods our academics use for their research, Dr Vivienne Larminie discusses that great resource…
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Parliaments Politics and People seminar, 20 November 2012 Keith Stapylton (UCL): ‘The problem of privilege in early Stuart parliaments’
Dr Robin Eagles reports back on the latest ‘parliaments, politics and people’ seminar Following on from Caroline Shenton’s presentation a…
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On this day in 1644: John Milton’s intervention in debates over freedom of the press
Today’s ‘on this day’ article for Parliament Week focuses on the publication of Milton’s famous tract, Areopagitica, in which he…
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On this Day in 1830 – the formation of Earl Grey’s government
Today’s Parliament Week ‘on this day’ article, written by the Victorian Commons’ Dr Philip Salmon, focuses on reform in the…
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On this day in 1606: Proposed union between England and Scotland
Our Parliament Week ‘on this day’ article for today features a debate that is still relevant today… On this day…
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On this day, 19 November 1600: Charles I was Born
Many interesting events are happening, or happened, on this day: 19 November. In 2012, Parliament Week is underway (see their…
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Conference report: ‘The Liberal Party, Unionism and Political Culture’
A conference report for us from two of the Victorian Commons: Alongside their research for the History of Parliament’s 1832-1868…
