...stand alone, as it were, charged with the task of making a verbatim report of Parliament. Hansard reporters in the trench today. Photo taken in July 2017. ©UK Parliament/Mark Duffy...
...Pullen. Pullen’s nephew was not a thrifty man and he became indebted to Samuel Rhodes who consequently seems to acquired ownership of the houses in Pullen’s Row. Further research I...
...Castle initially hoped, and inequalities remained. The Equal Pay Act was later incorporated into the Equality Act 2010. Equal pay remains an issue for many women today. Dr Mari Takayanagi,...
...Prime Minister LG/F/37/1/31, Parliamentary Archives, 28 September 1921 8 - 10 NOVEMBER 1921: PASSING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) BILL The Local Authorities (Financial Provisions) Bill was rushed through Parliament...
...air-conditioning. The archives have 13.051 km (8.1 miles) worth of shelving and holds approximately 4 million records today. SOVEREIGN ENTRANCE AND THE STATE OPENING The arch under Victoria Tower...
...initially to provide the decorative schemes for the House of Lords chamber but then Pugin’s work spread into other areas of the building’s interior. They run up to late 1851...
...difficult to discover more about Emily’s role. However, from local and family histories, newspapers, census returns and other records, it has been possible to build up a picture of her...
Today's blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. This summer, the Parliamentary Archives, Norman Porch display in the Palace of Westminster exhibits documents celebrating the 50th anniversary of...
...David Lammy. One of the stories that caught my attention is that of Moustapha Kadi, a descendant of the elite rulers of Niger who decided to publicly free his family’s...
...Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK), the Association grew in its first 30 years to encompass over 20 parliaments and legislatures. Today more than 165 legislatures are connected...
