This blog was written by Nicole Hartland, Archive Assistant (Graduate Trainee). WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC AND DIVINATION IN THE ARCHIVES This blog post will explore the many acts which tried to define and control the practices of witchcraft, magic and divination from …
Ten Things you need to know about the first Black Parliamentarian Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial National Portrait Gallery This article was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. Warning: This article uses contemporary quotes which contain offensive language that some …
This blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. Sometimes the revolution is televised. Way past the midnight hour on June 12th, 1987, the BBC cameras were in place at Haringey Town Hall to see Bernie Grant become MP …
This blog was written by Sileas Wood, Assistant Curator. In the collections at the Palace of Westminster the role of the monarch in Parliament is well documented through portraiture, sculpture and allegorical works largely on display in the highly decorated …
This blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. For many years’ Dr David Pitt was one of the most recognisable Civil Rights Campaigners in Britain. A trusted figure who commanded a universal love and respect from the many …
This blog post is the fifth in a series on the Queen Caroline Affair to mark its bicentenary. For an outline of the full story of the Affair, see this introductory blog post and this video. In this blog post, Dr Katie Carpenter …
This blog post is the fourth in a series on the Queen Caroline Affair to mark its bicentenary. For an outline of the full story of the Affair, see this introductory blog post and this video. In this blog post, Dr Katie Carpenter …
This blog was written by Ugbana Oyet, Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons. Mr Oyet was appointed in October 2019. Prior to this he was Parliament’s Principal Electrical Engineer and Programme Director for the Engineering Infrastructure and Resilience …
This blog was written by Catherine Ross. Catherine Ross is the Founder and Director of the Museumand, National Caribbean Heritage Museum – the first museum in the UK to celebrate Caribbean heritage, culture and social history. She emigrated to the …
This blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. On the afternoon of 25th February 2008 an air of sadness permeated around the House of Lords Chamber after the death of Baroness Darcy de Knayth was announced. Fittingly prior …
