This blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. Over the next few months, if you find yourself visiting the Palace of Westminster and you're in the vicinity of the Norman Porch, take a moment to have a …
109 years ago, today two suffragettes, Miss Solomon and Miss McLellan, posted themselves to 10 Downing Street, in an effort to speak to the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith. This appears to have motivated Asquith’s private secretary, Mr Nash to write …
This blog was written by Richard Ward, our Assistant Archives Officer. For our first themed week exploring the Parliamentary Archives collection, we take a special look at documents relating to the reign of King Charles II. Dedicated followers of our …
I live in Islington in a terrace of houses built by a dairyman called Samuel Pullen. Samuel Pullen built the terrace in the late 1760s and it was completed and partially occupied by 1770. When Pullen died in 1775, he …
Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer, takes a closer look at the private papers of Baron Shackleton cared for and kept by the Parliamentary Archives. On May 12th 1960, Caxton Hall in Westminster was packed to the rafters. The building had …
Emily Bourne, Assistant Archives Officer, takes a closer look at Lord Beaverbrook's Private Papers from the Parliamentary Archives. In the long run up to the passing of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act which partly decriminalised male homosexuality, the lives of individuals …
To celebrate London History Day we had a close look at our collections and tried to find records that reflected on London’s past but would speak to Londoners today; and that's how I found the Tippling Act. Dutch-born William of Orange …
Guest post by Amy Galvin Political culture and ideals have been a constant element of my studies from my school days; whether carefully crafting a presentation for my French oral exam on the environmental policies of Nicolas Sarkozy, or arguing …
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