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Creating a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in England, then the UK, from the thirteenth century to the present day.
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This was a thing in the 18th century, too. See Charles Littleton's post on cricket and the Georgian aristocracy:
historyofparliament.com/2023/07/06/e...
historyofparliament.com/2023/07/06/e...
‘Kind patron of the mirthful fray’: the English aristocracy and cricket in the 18th century - The History of Parliament
The Ashes Test series currently under way provides an opportunity to consider the English aristocracy’s role in cricket’s early development in the 18th
historyofparliament.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This was a thing in the 18th century, too. See Charles Littleton's post on cricket and the Georgian aristocracy:
historyofparliament.com/2023/07/06/e...
historyofparliament.com/2023/07/06/e...
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This is ground-breaking research by Gillian Williamson. It shows that 30 years before Ignatius Sancho at least one Black voter participated in an election, and the implication must be that there were others like John London.
#skystorians
#skystorians
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is ground-breaking research by Gillian Williamson. It shows that 30 years before Ignatius Sancho at least one Black voter participated in an election, and the implication must be that there were others like John London.
#skystorians
#skystorians
These dramatic events were sparked by issues that would come to dominate British politics into the early 20th century, such as the economic conditions of the working class, the growth of the labour movement and the constitutional status of Ireland. [3/3]
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
These dramatic events were sparked by issues that would come to dominate British politics into the early 20th century, such as the economic conditions of the working class, the growth of the labour movement and the constitutional status of Ireland. [3/3]
Organised by early socialists like John Burns, Annie Besant, George Bernard Shaw and William Morris, the demonstration attracted between 10-30,000 people, before being violently dispersed by 2,000 police armed with truncheons. [2/3]
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Organised by early socialists like John Burns, Annie Besant, George Bernard Shaw and William Morris, the demonstration attracted between 10-30,000 people, before being violently dispersed by 2,000 police armed with truncheons. [2/3]