On Wednesday 20th January 2021 Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. As a new president is inaugurated at the US Capitol, the seat of the legislative branch of the US federal government, …
A Royal Assent Performance STARRING John Osborne, Benn Levy MP, Kenneth Tynan, Joe Orton, Jean Straker, The Earl of Annan & Cameron Cobbold as Lord Chamberlain!!! This blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. It’s part of …
A Censorship Caper in Committee STARRING Harley Granville Barker, Lena Ashwell, George Bernard Shaw, Herbert Samuel, Speaker Lowther, George Redford & the mysterious Lord Chamberlain!!! At the turn of the 20th century British theatre was suffering from a censoring …
This blog article was written by Nicole Hartland, Archive Assistant (Graduate Trainee). The sound of Big Ben is iconic. Big Ben (rings the note of E) and the four quarter bells (ring G sharp, F sharp, E, and B) sound …
For part two of our surprising faces blog, we look at some of the people you wouldn’t expect to find within the collections of the Parliamentary Archives from the world of theatre. This includes a variety of playwrights and actors, …
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Blind Persons Act. So, here’s what you need to know about this historic piece of legislation. This blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. Warning: This article …
This blog post is the seventh 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 sixth 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 a blog post earlier this year, …
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 …
