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The Treaty of Paris, John Wilkes and North Briton Number 45
On 23 April 1763, John Wilkes published his famous ‘North Briton No.45’, attacking George III and his Prime Minister, the…
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Forcing Parliament…
360 years ago today, Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament, with a little help from a company of musketeers. Here’s…
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Col. Thomas Rainborowe: ‘The poorest he that is in England hath a right to live as the greatest he’
Today’s In Our Time programme on Radio Four focuses on the Putney Debates 0f 1647. Dr Stephen Roberts sheds more…
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Oral History: Memories from MPs in their own words
Today we’re delighted to launch a new section of our website dedicated to our oral history project. In this section…
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Parliamentarians in the courts…
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Old Bailey Online (happy anniversary!) Dr Ruth Paley, editor of the Lords 1660-1832…
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Wm. Roger Louis Prize awarded to Dr. James Owen, 1832-68 Commons section
Dr. James Owen, a Research Fellow on our 1832-1868 House of Commons project, has been jointly awarded the Wm. Roger…
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Parliaments Politics and People seminar: Rhodri Morgan, ‘Wales and the United Kingdom Question’
Reporting back from our last ‘Parliaments, politics and people‘ seminar… A more modern focus at our last seminar of the…
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2013 History of Parliament Schools Competitions
On the anniversary of the death of the Oxford martyrs, a timely note about our schools competition this year and…
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17th Century Papal elections: Charles II’s unorthodox role
After this week’s excitement from the Vatican, Dr Robin Eagles shares a story of 17th Century papal elections that the…
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Col. Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaires (3) – using the results
In the final of her blogs inspired by her recent book, ‘Colonel Josiah Wedgwood’s Questionnaire: Members of Parliament 1885-1918’, Priscilla…
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Parliaments Politics and People seminar: Andrew Thompson (Queens’ Cambridge) ‘George II, Power and Parliament’
Dr Robin Eagles reports back from our latest ‘Parliament, politics and people‘ seminar… Neither of the first two Hanoverian monarchs…
