...iconic roof we know today is from the repairs, redesign, and rebuilding commissioned by Richard II in 1393. The oak hammer beam roof is the largest medieval timber roof in...
...(21 August 2015) https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04637/SN04637.pdf House of Commons library, Election of a Speaker, Briefing Paper 05074 (13 January 2020) https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05074/SN05074.pdf Rushworth Historic Collections, Vol 4, 1721 (4 Jan 1642) https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rushworth-papers/vol4/pp473-494#h3-0004 ...
...of the Lord Chancellor and the transition through the Constitutional Reform Act, to the role of the Lord Speaker today. The House of Lords Speaker's role is similar to the...
...time. The Times newspapers for the early 1800s carry hundreds of notices for auctions held by the Winstanley’s firm. James joined the family business in 1806 and in 1840 he...
...is currently only rung on special occasions such as Remembrance Sunday and New Year’s Eve (along with several test runs in the lead up to the big events!). In total,...
...in a range of novel representations of George IV and his consort Caroline of Brunswick which form part of the Parliamentary Art Collection today. [Fig 1] The Trial of Queen...
...since employed in the production of the present Bill of Pains and Penalties’.[11] As these letters were read in the chambers, their contents are well known. Indeed, the Prince of...
...on the celebrated figures who were the letter’s signatories, including poet Stephen Spender & philosopher Bertrand Russell, with the political spectrum represented by the likes of Clement Atlee & Robert...
...of Parliamentary episodes. The Journals of the House are a wonderful mirror into the daily life of Parliament. When reading the account for the 4th January 1642 you knew trouble...
...As well as documenting the lives of ordinary people, the Main Papers also contain records about some of the most important historical events of the last 500 years. Read on...
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