The weeks leading up to Christmas can be hectic, so we wanted to give you a reason to take a short break from putting up Christmas decorations, shopping and wrapping presents to sit back, relax and learn more about the …
Written by Katherine Emery, Assistant Archives Officer The general election of December 1923 saw the first three women MPs elected for the Labour Party. The three women were Margaret Bondfield, Susan Lawrence and Dorothy Jewson. These three joined a total …
Written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer Curators would agree that when an exhibition or display is not dedicated to an upcoming anniversary it allows a greater freedom for manoeuvre. Where brainstorming sessions can embrace lateral thinking rather than a …
Some hazards are obvious, like swords and crossbows. Other hazards are less visible, as the hazardous element is incorporated, deliberately or not, into the object.[1] More everyday items like a book or a film cannister may seem innocuous, but they …
Guest blog by Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith Jane Julia Bennett, née Wright, Deputy Housekeeper and then Housekeeper to the House of Lords, holds a remarkable place in the history of Parliament. For she was the only woman to occupy a …
This blog was written by Dr Edward Taylor, Library Assistant at the House of Lords Library. I recently gained the opportunity to volunteer for the Collection Care team at the Parliamentary Archives. One of my tasks was to audit a …
If the Parliamentary Archives ever staged a poll to find what is our most popular archival collection, without a shadow of doubt the Lloyd George Papers would come out on top. Deposited in 1975 its immense range of contents have …
The sixties will be forever remembered as a decade of immense change within Britain and beyond. For many social historians the starting point for all that followed was the boisterous summer of 1963. Its events would ultimately affect Parliament, Politics, …
Since World War Two numerous youth movements have emerged whether they be mods and rockers, countercultural hippies, or punks. Yet none of those disparate trends quite shook the establishment with the dangerous abandonment of the late eighties/early nineties underground rave …
Alexandra Palace, often referred to as ‘Ally Pally’, celebrates 150 years since it first opened in 1873. The Palace was designed to be ‘The People’s Palace’ and is well-known for its long history as a venue for events and performances, …
