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On 16 December in Portcullis House, Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds will be speaking on 'Clement Attlee’s Labour Governments of 1945-51: A Reappraisal'.
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Dr Kathryn Rix explores the impact that the Act had on electioneering during the York by-election:
Dr Kathryn Rix explores the impact that the Act had on electioneering during the York by-election:
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Returned to Lymington in 1678 near the end of the Cavalier Parliament, after being unsuccessful the next year in running for Hampshire it was said that "what with a former indisposition and present drinking, poor man, he died the next day after."
Returned to Lymington in 1678 near the end of the Cavalier Parliament, after being unsuccessful the next year in running for Hampshire it was said that "what with a former indisposition and present drinking, poor man, he died the next day after."
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To find out more about early women parliamentary candidates, and the campaigns they ran, read @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social article. historyofparliament.com/2019/06/11/s...
To find out more about early women parliamentary candidates, and the campaigns they ran, read @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social article. historyofparliament.com/2019/06/11/s...
Although this Parliament only met briefly between November and December 1459, it would have a lasting impact in the Wars of the Roses:
Although this Parliament only met briefly between November and December 1459, it would have a lasting impact in the Wars of the Roses:
Grab your FREE ticket below before its too late: hptannuallecture2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Grab your FREE ticket below before its too late: hptannuallecture2025.eventbrite.co.uk
#eighteenthcentury #womenshistory #Scottishhistory
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#eighteenthcentury #womenshistory #Scottishhistory
As Dr Robin Eagles explores, not only were her last few weeks agonizing, but her death reflected her wider importance to the Hanoverian regime:
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As Dr Robin Eagles explores, not only were her last few weeks agonizing, but her death reflected her wider importance to the Hanoverian regime:
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Find out more and how to attend below:
Find out more and how to attend below:
MP for Castle Rising between 1689 and his death in 1700, he is best known for being the father of the first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole.
You can read #HistParl's biography of him below:👇
MP for Castle Rising between 1689 and his death in 1700, he is best known for being the father of the first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole.
You can read #HistParl's biography of him below:👇
#skystorians
#skystorians
As Dr Gillian Williamson explores, this provides the earliest known record of a Black person voting in a British parliamentary election:
As Dr Gillian Williamson explores, this provides the earliest known record of a Black person voting in a British parliamentary election:
We're looking forward to seeing lots of you there.
On 16 December in Portcullis House, Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds will be speaking on 'Clement Attlee’s Labour Governments of 1945-51: A Reappraisal'.
Tickets are FREE and can be found in the link below:
We're looking forward to seeing lots of you there.
Check out our 'The First Elizabethan Age' article collection, which explores the peers and MPs during Elizabeth's reign, and the parallels between the 16th century and today:
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Check out our 'The First Elizabethan Age' article collection, which explores the peers and MPs during Elizabeth's reign, and the parallels between the 16th century and today:
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A Radical MP from 1843-89, Bright was a champion of parliamentary reform and co-founder of the Anti-Corn Law League.
Dr Simon Morgan explored how Bright and other popular politicians in the age of reform became 'cultural phenomena':
A Radical MP from 1843-89, Bright was a champion of parliamentary reform and co-founder of the Anti-Corn Law League.
Dr Simon Morgan explored how Bright and other popular politicians in the age of reform became 'cultural phenomena':
We're looking forward to seeing lots of you there.
On 16 December in Portcullis House, Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds will be speaking on 'Clement Attlee’s Labour Governments of 1945-51: A Reappraisal'.
Tickets are FREE and can be found in the link below:
We're looking forward to seeing lots of you there.
MP for Droitwich and supporter of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, he was described as "affectionate and indulgent in all his domestic relations; an ornament to his native county and to all his connexions":
MP for Droitwich and supporter of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, he was described as "affectionate and indulgent in all his domestic relations; an ornament to his native county and to all his connexions":
His lecture on Clement Attlee's Labour Governments of 1945-51 is sure to be popular, so grab your FREE ticket below before it sells out:
His lecture on Clement Attlee's Labour Governments of 1945-51 is sure to be popular, so grab your FREE ticket below before it sells out:
Later known as 'Bloody Sunday', it resulted in 400 arrests and 75 people injured. [1/3] 🧵
Later known as 'Bloody Sunday', it resulted in 400 arrests and 75 people injured. [1/3] 🧵
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MP for Penryn, Portsmouth, and then Ipswich, Vernon was also an excellent seaman. However, as his #HistParl biography explores, Vernon impeded rather than furthered his naval career with his incursion into politics:
MP for Penryn, Portsmouth, and then Ipswich, Vernon was also an excellent seaman. However, as his #HistParl biography explores, Vernon impeded rather than furthered his naval career with his incursion into politics:
On 16 December in Portcullis House, Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds will be speaking on 'Clement Attlee’s Labour Governments of 1945-51: A Reappraisal'.
Tickets are FREE and can be found in the link below:
On 16 December in Portcullis House, Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds will be speaking on 'Clement Attlee’s Labour Governments of 1945-51: A Reappraisal'.
Tickets are FREE and can be found in the link below:
MP for Cirencester, West Riding, and Yorkshire, earlier in his career Fairfax was the Captain General of the New Model Army that led the Parliamentary forces to victory at the Battle of Naseby in 1645:
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MP for Cirencester, West Riding, and Yorkshire, earlier in his career Fairfax was the Captain General of the New Model Army that led the Parliamentary forces to victory at the Battle of Naseby in 1645:
historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-...