...an end, times were changing within the Upper House. Reforms brought in by the new Labour Government meant the time was up for many hereditary peers. But Baroness Darcy had...
...events also allowed Furniss to publicly display his gift for mimicry. By the 1890's relations with Punch had greatly deteriorated over copyright issues so he decided to start a new...
...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...
...family, she was responsible for security and access in the House of Lords during all non-sitting times, signified by her control of the keys to the chamber. She also had...
...in Statherne I can finde none, The Lease there held of the Earle of Rutland being Expired. Notts History The ancestral home of the Rutland family is Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire,...
...Elizabeth Tower is much more than just a clock tower! Sign up to UK Parliament's Visit Newsletter for the latest updates on visiting and Big Ben, https://parliament.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3ad7e4c57a864f07e4db008c4&id=e227b1ada0 ...
...the Government newspaper was started, it was started in consequence of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association saying that they were not able to publish any paper, and advising that there should...
...recommended a form of self-rule in response to a growing political consciousness that intensified after World War Two. In the House of Commons Fenners Brockway MP praised its ‘federate by...
...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...
...letters, election material, newspaper clippings and two badges belonging to Bessie, a WSPU (Women’s Social and Political Union) badge and a Women’s Section British Legion badge. WSPU badge, 1909,...
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