Collaborate and Contribute
The History of Parliament is committed to producing groundbreaking and ambitious work, which is also accessible to the widest audience possible. We are keen to work with contributors who are passionate about authoring fresh well-researched articles for publication on our website, as well as collaborating with institutions and organisations to share our knowledge and develop exciting new ways for people to engage with parliamentary history.
Collaborate
As a world-leading research organisation, not only do our publications and ongoing research projects provide unparalleled studies of parliamentary history, but each member of the History of Parliament staff has a wide range of additional specialisms on an extensive array of topics. Find out more about our staff’s varied research interests via our staff profiles:
We are open to supporting or working alongside other institutions and organisations that may benefit from our expertise or collaborating to create new and engaging ways to interpret and experience parliamentary history.
Over the years the History of Parliament has collaborated with numerous external partners, for research projects, educational resources, publications and exhibitions, designed to introduce new audiences to the exciting and diverse history of the UK Parliament.
If you or your institution are interested in working with the History of Parliament, send us a message through our ‘contact us’ form , here:
Current and Previous Collaborations
The History of Parliament has collaborated with a diverse number of partners over the years, here are a few notable examples:
• The National Archives: archival workshops and events
• The British Library: Oral History partners
• Institute for Historical Research: Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar series convened by HoP staff.
• St James’s House: annual publications.
• From the Grassroots: Oral History project
Ongoing University partners:
• The University of York: MA Public History placement host
• University College London: MA Public History placement host
• University of Buckingham, BA History partner
• Queen Mary, University of London, qHeritage placement host
• Keele University, BA Parliamentary Studies partner
• University of Sheffield, Collaborative Doctoral Award partner
• University of Leicester, Collaborative Doctoral Award partner
• The Open University, Collaborative Doctoral Award partner
• Royal Holloway, partner Institution on AHRC-funded Inclusive Histories project
• Australia National University, AI as Infrastructure project
Contribute
Since 2013, the History of Parliament has regularly published online articles from external contributors, both on parliamentary history and on a wide range of historical disciplines and research interests. Covering themes such as LGBTQ+ history, art and fashion, horticultural history, disability history and minority histories, guest contributors have expanded the project’s scope. Examples of recent work produced by external authors include:
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Dr David Scott, Editor of the 1640-60 House of Lords section, explores the role of the peers in securing the …
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In his last post for the Georgian Lords, From bills to bullets: Spring 1775 and the approach to war in …
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At a special joint session of the IHR’s Parliaments, Politics and People and British History in the Long 18th Century …
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On 25 November 1696 the House of Commons, after a bitter series of debates, finally passed a bill that would …
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With the 2025 Ashes between England and Australia getting underway this week, we have a cricketing themed post from our …
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At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 25 November, Dr Natalee Garrett of The Open University, will …
If you are interested in contributing an article, please get in touch and refer to our guidelines for contributors below: