Houses of Parliament

The Parliamentary Archives Jargon Buster: Hansard and the Journals

Posted by: mcmahonp, Posted on: 17 June 2020 - Categories: History, Online Access

This blog was written by Verity Jones, Archives Assistant (Graduate Trainee). For the third blog in our Jargon Buster series, we’re looking at two different types of records which are often confused – Hansard and Journals. Both give detailed accounts …

THE OTHER TOWER

Posted by: mcmahonp, Posted on: 26 May 2020 - Categories: History, Politics

This blog was written by Katherine Emery, Assistant Archives Officer. The two towers of the Houses of Parliament make up the well-known silhouette of the building. The more famous Elizabeth Tower, the clocktower that the holds Big Ben and the …