Equally getting back in to the detail of Brexit depressing for a different reason... 🙄

We have loads of brilliant MP interviews at the moment so spending ages listening (ranging from Neil Hamilton to Ian Blackford or Sarah Wollaston). Drawback is every time someone gets into the drama over the hunting ban I'm left incredibly melancholic about the peaceful, prosperous world we lost...

A woman wearing a pink jumper is holding a copy of a book in front of her to display the cover. She looks happy.

Great excitement in the #HistParl office as our research fellow Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones gets her hands on a print copy of her special issue of Parliamentary History. It's currently free to access online here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17500206...

A family affair? Sir Robert Walpole and the ‘Robinocracy’, 1721-1742 - The History of Parliament April 3 marks the 300th anniversary of Robert Walpole becoming first lord of the treasury and, with it, assuming the title 'Prime Minister' for the first

On 3 April 1721, Robert Walpole became First Lord of the Treasury.

Read Dr Robin Eagles' article for #HistParl to find out more about Walpole's rise to power.

So excited to see my and Priscila's article on Sharing authority in elite interviews out in the latest issue of Oral History. Big thanks to @oralhistsoc.bsky.social for publishing (and what an honour to be in that line up)! OHS Journals share.google/9syTq9aQSvtg...

So excited to see my and Priscila's article on Sharing authority in elite interviews out in the latest issue of Oral History. Big thanks to @oralhistsoc.bsky.social for publishing (and what an honour to be in that line up)! OHS Journals share.google/9syTq9aQSvtg...

David Lloyd George and Herbert Asquith: Liberals at war - The History of Parliament Inspired by the political upheaval in many of our political parties after the Brexit vote, we’ve been looking this summer at some historic party splits. In

David Lloyd George, Prime Minister between 1916-22, died on 26 March 1945.

His rise to the premiership came about following a dramatic split in the Liberal Party. Find out more in this article by @emmapeplow.bsky.social.

🚨Job klaxon 🚨
Come and be my colleague at York! We're looking for an Associate Lecturer in Modern British History and Public History. Two year post - apply by 19 March. 🗃️
More details here www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQO971/a...

The Somatic Crowd: The Bodily and Sensory Experience of Reform Crowds in Britain, c.1816–48* This article considers the roles that the body and the senses played in shaping the dynamics of 19th-century reform crowds in Britain. Acoustics, terrain, timing, weather and corporeal issues of hung...

In this Open Access article, @drdavesteele.bsky.social explores bodily and sensory experiences in the crowds formed by the reform movement from 1816-1848, offering new perspectives on the lived experience of popular politics and the mass platform.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Parliamentary History Click on the title to browse this journal

All articles in our 2026 special issue, edited by Naomi Lloyd-Jones of @histparl.bsky.social can be read free online between now and the end of June!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1750...

About to start a new interview for the @histparl.bsky.social oral history project and no matter how many times I've done this it is still really nerve wracking! You'd think I'd be used to it by now...

Internship: History of Parliament Trust, House of Lords 1640-60 Project - The History of Parliament The History of Parliament is excited to announce a new 8-week internship position for postgraduate-level researchers.

The History of Parliament is excited to announce a new 8-week internship position for postgraduate-level researchers, working with the House of Lords 1640-60 section.

Follow the link below for more details on the role, and how to apply!

"A revolution not a rebellion" Join Dr Robin Eagles as he discusses key debates held in the Houses of Parliament during 1775 for We the people exhibition in Nottingham.

Later this year, Dr Robin Eagles of the Georgian Lords will be speaking at the University of Nottingham as part of their 'We the People' exhibition, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
#HistParl
www.lakesidearts.org.uk/event/a-revo...

Composite image of bulletins produced during the 1926 General Strike. They include copies of the British Worker, British Gazette, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Evening News, Sunday Pictorial and a selection of emergency bulletins, including sheets produced by local strike committees and Councils of Action.

Reporting the General Strike

We're looking ahead to May! As the centenary of Britain's 'Great Hold-Up' approaches, we've added more sources to our General Strike digitised collection

550+ strike bulletins, leaflets, reports, radio transcripts and more at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Women in Parliament Entry #1

As part of a new series for Scribble Book, exploring the history of women in Parliament, @jhdavey.bsky.social has explored the career of Kay Midwinter, Parliament's first female clerk.

Read and subscribe via the link below!

The Whig prime minister Earl Grey was born #OnThisDay 1764. This short article from our editor Philip Salmon explores the formation of his ministry in November 1830. www.historyofparliamentonline.org/periods/mode...

Take Your Research Public Take Your Research Public is a free practical course aimed at academic researchers (from mid-PhD onwards) who want to develop writing for magazines, social media, podcasts, radio or the broad trade…

Very pleased to announce that TAKE YOUR RESEARCH PUBLIC is back for 2026. It's a practical course supporting PhD students and academics working on historical topics to translate their work into public-facing scholarship. Runs 2-23 June online. Apply by 20 April @dcahf-met.bsky.social

The passage of the Hereditary Peers Bill in the Lords yesterday means an end to 366 unbroken years of membership of Parliament by peers claiming their seats by hereditary right.
If one overlooks the hiatus of 1649-1660, their participation dates back to the very beginning of parliaments.
#HistParl

In 1992, Betty Boothroyd made history, becoming the first and only woman appointed as Speaker of the House of Commons.

Find out more about her illustrious career below:
#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM

A half-length coloured portrait of a woman, which in front of a dark brown background, it is a half-length portrait where she is wearing a dark blue dress with a cream lace frilled collar and sleeve cuffs, and is wearing a beaded necklace with many shades of blue. She is wearing a dark red lipstick with very long dark brown hair tied up.

Another figure we want to shed light on this #WomensHistoryMonth is Harriet Grote.

In a series of articles, Dr Martin Spychal explores how she was able to establish herself as one of Westminster’s leading radical politicians.
@martinspychal.bsky.social
@victoriancommons.bsky.social

Hudson was also a major figure in Conservative politics at York and sat himself as MP for Sunderland, 1845-59. He was a regular Commons speaker in his 'bluff Yorkshire voice', but his career ended in disgrace as his fraudulent financial dealings unravelled.

Our fantastic library team have been working hard to make our collections even more accessible. Another reason to join @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

Mass Observing British politics - British Politics British Politics - The current political moment in Britain is characterised by disaffection, affective polarisation, and populist mobilisation of these (dis)affections. How best to research these...

New paper:

Mass Observing British Politics

On what Mass Observation might contribute to political studies (and what political studies might contribute to Mass Observation). With @jmoss88.bsky.social and Alex Hill. Also paging @massobsarchive.bsky.social

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The House of Lords Library, a room with shelves filled with books in the background. A table with newspapers in the foreground.

Looking through a pair of doors along the Library. There are tables and chairs in the centre on top of a patterned carpet, while bookshelves line the walls.

A bust of Queen Victoria sits on top of a mantelpiece with books on shelves behind.

On #WorldBookDay we are celebrating the House of Lords Library, which turns 200 years old this year.

The Library collection includes around 80,000 books, from a 1490 legal text to the latest titles in social science, international relations, economics and more.

LGBTQ+ History Month Parliamentary and LGBTQ+ histories have long been connected.

In the latest post on our Substack, 'Scribble Book', @jhdavey.bsky.social reflects on LGBTQ+ History Month within Parliamentary history.

Read it here:

It is great to see that this special issue of @parlhistjournal.bsky.social, edited by #HistParl's Naomi Lloyd-Jones, is now available to read!

Click below to access this special collection of articles, discussing the politics of organisation in the long 19th century.

Before the vote was won: women and politics, 1868-1918 - The History of Parliament Dr Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of the House of Commons 1832-1868 Section explains the relationship between women, Parliament and politics in the late

This Women's History Month we are highlighting the long history of female involvement in Parliament and politics.

Below, Dr Kathryn Rix overviews the political involvement of women in the years leading up to some women gaining the right to vote in 1918.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM

New post on the #HistParl website from @kathrynrix.bsky.social!

Read it here:

I'm now recruiting for a crucial post in my team - Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. A rare chance to work with a wonderful collection in a unique setting.

Please do share, and feel free to get in touch with any questions

engraving of a man in 18th-century clothes with black robes and a white collar, wearing a long grey curled wig.

#OnThisDay 1710 the state trial of Dr Henry Sacheverell got underway in Westminster Hall.
Sacheverell had infuriated the Whig ministry by preaching against the 1688 Revolution. Their efforts to impeach led to widespread rioting and ultimately brought the ministry down.
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