...last nine years I have undertaken research into the design of the Palace of Westminster from an environmental perspective. The research covers the period from 1835 to the present, and...
...and since then his office held sway over what was deemed acceptable for public consumption hence the term ‘If he thinks fit’. The Edwardian age saw a new breed of...
...Ideas. In addition to opportunities to share my research, I was also fortunate enough to attend a whole host of events in Parliament, such as the unveiling of New Dawn...
...matrix, which produced the Great Seal, was destroyed. Although the previous monarch’s matrix was sometimes used by the new monarch until they had a new matrix of their own designed...
...to know the heart-breaking story of the Busby Babes and Munich. As Britain left post-war austerity behind this brilliant squad of young dynamos were poster boys for an exciting new...
...newly packaged Primrose League. Profiled by The Times twenty-something solicitor Bill Cash (a future MP) was attempting to revitalize this outdated institution. The newspaper correspondent wrote that when he addressed...
This blog was written by Katie Widdowson, Assistant Archives Officer. This Autumn, the Parliamentary Archives are showcasing a display commemorating the Armistice of World War One. This display is located...
...the charity in the world’. Unfortunately, the Bill hit the buffers which meant a new course of action was required as the NLB took the decision to march to London....
...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...
...The government realised the potential in monopolising this infant industry into a corporation and the BBC was born. Its inaugural news bulletin in November 1922 relayed coverage on an Andrew...
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