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‘A little door to get in, and a great crowd without’: how to get elected to Parliament in early Georgian Britain

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, is still renowned as a poet, commentator on Ottoman society, from when she accompanied her husband on an embassy to Istanbul, and an early proponent in England of inoculation against small pox. Lady Mary’s letters can also offer us a view of how members of the Georgian House of Lords and their families were involved in elections to the ‘unreformed’ House of Commons. Continue reading →

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Life before the RAF: the young air services and Parliament

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

The 1 April 2018 marks 100 years since the formation of the Royal Air Force, a particularly poignant anniversary for our Public Engagement Officer, Sammy Sturgess who is a former member of the Service herself and she graduated from basic … Continue reading →

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What Shall we do with the Children?

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley considers the difficulties one peerage family experienced in providing for a large family, the strategies pursued and the resulting careers of the offspring of the first Baron Barnard. Eighteenth-century … Continue reading →

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St Piran’s Day: Tin, Tricks and Terror in 15th-century Cornwall

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Continuing with our patron saint series, today we hear from Dr Hannes Kleineke  of the Commons 1422-1504 Section about the patron saint of Cornwall, St Piran. Also see Part One and Two of  Dr Stephen Roberts’ blogs on Parliament and the Welsh … Continue reading →

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Reporting the House of Lords 1660-1832

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

The latest blog from the Georgian Lords reports back from last month’s conference of the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies in Oxford, which members of the section attended to speak about the project. A month has now passed since … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the History of Parliament blog!

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Here we share posts about our current research projects, wider parliamentary history, highlights from our events, seminars and conferences, and future publications. The History of Parliament’s core work lies in researching and writing series of volumes depicting Parliamentary life and … Continue reading →

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Introducing…our new Director

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

Today’s blog is the first from Stephen Roberts in his new position as Director of the History of Parliament… It is a privilege to be taking over as Director of the History of Parliament, which has for many decades now … Continue reading →

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