1/This #ConstituencyTuesday, we are looking at the county of Denbighshire! Denbighshire was created by the 1536 Act of Union and was physically divided by a range of mountains. Find out about this constituency in the early 17thc: ow.ly/qyXP50MPj84
This #ConstituencyTuesday, we are looking at Northampton.
In the 19th century, the waterways of Northampton led to rapid expansion, and their links to London and Birmingham helped its traditional trade of footwear flourish. Find out more: https://buff.ly/4h8qQ46
This #ConstituencyTuesday covers the single member boroughs of County Cork: Bandon, Kinsale, Mallow and Youghal.
As Dr Stephen Ball explored, post-reform these boroughs shared a vibrant political culture, but were also hotbeds of bribery and coercion.
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This #ConstituencyTuesday, we are looking at the old pocket borough of Morpeth.
Now represented by the North Northumberland constituency, Dr Charles Littleton explored the town during the 18th c. and its role as a fiefdom for the earls of Carlisle:
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1/ This #ConstituencyTuesday we are looking at the London borough of Southwark. As Dr Hannes Kleineke explains, this troublesome constituency was quite the melting pot and proved to be a thorn in the side of medieval civic authorities! 👇 ow.ly/zcCU50EBFUv
This week marks the anniversary of the 1833 abolition of slavery.
This #ConstituencyTuesday we are focusing on Liverpool, a city which grew significantly during the 18th c. with close links to the transatlantic slave trade.
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#ConstituencyTuesday is York! Did you know that the 'Council of the North' used to be based in York? Between 1660 and 1760, it was a centre of ecclesiastical and judicial administration. Find out about 'the second city in the kingdom'👇 ow.ly/MRZa50LZeOc
A map of Exeter in 1882. There are symbols of buildings surrounded by a dark line. There is a river outside of the dark line: the River Exe. Some of the buildings are red.
This #ConstituencyTuesday is Exeter. In the 1820s, the Anglican church dominated politics in Exeter. To represent Exeter in the Commons, candidates had to secure the confidence of the Anglican-controlled council chamber, the cathedral and the parish clergy.
#ConstituencyTuesday is Heytesbury. Sometimes a lack of sources can make it difficult to identify an MP. But #HistParl founder Josiah Wedgwood had perhaps attended one Christmas party too many when he suggested that Santa Claus was returned as MP for Heytesbury in 1491🎅 ow.ly/7nZD50CCe0R 🧵
Today is #ConstituencyTuesday! #DYK that the #HistParl website features almost 3000 constituency articles? You can explore these articles on our constituency search here ow.ly/V62f50zhaHL
Black and white map of the city of Glasgow. The river Clyde is going through the city.
This #ConstituencyTuesday, we are looking at the Glasgow Burghs. The Glasgow Burghs became a constituency in the British parliament after the Act of Union between Scotland and England in 1707. Their first MP was Robert Rodger, who entered parliament in 1708.
#ConstituencyTuesday is the county of Forfarshire (Angus). Forfarshire first returned an MP to the British parliament after the Act of Union (1707) in 1708. Many commentators at the time believed ‘this shire...entirely loyal’ to the Jacobites and 'universal enemies to the Union’.
Map of Norman Winchester A.D. 1119. There are multiple churches on this map including St. Swithun's, St Mary's Abbey, and New Minster. There is one main street that cuts through the middle of the map and multiple streets that come off. There are buildings along the roads. Surrounding half the city is a wall, and the other half of the city is surrounded by a river.
#ConstituencyTuesday is Winchester. The city had achieved its greatest eminence in the 10th and 11th c. as Wessex's political and economic centre. During the 12th c., it lost its importance as a centre of government, and the treasury, once located there, was moved to Westminster.
A coloured sketch of a castle. Surrounding the castle is water. People are in boats on the water, and some people are sat on the shore looking across to the castle.
#ConstituencyTuesday is Caernarvon Boroughs. This constituency returned one MP to Parliament from 1542 until the District of Boroughs constituencies were abolished in 1950. It was replaced with a county constituency of the same name, Caernarvon, which was abolished in 2010.
The black and white ruins of Whitby Abbey are in the centre of the page. Towards the front is a body of water with long grass surrounding it and cows with horns on both sides of it. It is a scanned page from a book.
#ConstituencyTuesday on #Halloween? How spooktacular... Here's one of the more spooky constituencies. The inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula... Whitby! 🧵/3
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This #ConstituencyTuesday why not watch this video, featuring #HistParl colleagues describing how our resources can be used to research #localHistory? Just click the link below!👇 ow.ly/8CcR50IXTnj
