Parliamentary History Journal

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Thank you! I'll keep my eyes peeled for this!

If not not widely accepted it probably should be. The Sheridan Project's forthcoming collection of his speeches should hopefully address this.

Having done my PhD on Sheridan his overall political impact has generally been a little unfairly understated.

Sheridan's skill as an orator is well attested.
However, the real experts are the editors of the Sheridan project, currently being undertaken between the universities of Leeds and Aberystwyth.
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FYI, I studied politics and theatre in the 1920s/30s. If I'm 2nd hand book shopping, I have a rule that I'm only allowed to buy plays I mentioned in my PhD thesis and that were printed at the time I was writing about!

It means I have to be disciplined, but it's also quite good fun!

This edition of Sheridan's 'The Rivals' claims that, in speechmaking, Sheridan was "the peer of Fox, Burke, and Pitt in a time full of great orators".

Is this a widely accepted claim today?

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Submissions must be original research, not already accepted for publication. The text should not exceed 10,000 words (including references).

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Submissions should be on a historical subject related to the history of parliaments and their representative institutions in Britain, Ireland, and British Colonial Dependencies.

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The prize is restricted to early career researchers (those within 8 years of the award of their PhD, or within 6 years of their first academic appointment, excluding any period of career break).

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'The Right Honorable J. Ramsay MacDonald addressing the House of Commons', by Sir John Lavery, 1923. Oil on Canvas. Credit Glasgow Life Museums. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-right-honourable-j-ramsay-macdonald-addressing-the-house-of-commons-84786

The Parliamentary History Essay Prize 2025 is open!
The prize is worth £500 and winners will have their essay published in our journal!

The submission deadline is 30 Nov 2025!

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Looking forward to this symposium marking the 250th anniversary of Daniel O'Connell's birth here at the Edmund Burke Theatre @tcddublin.bsky.social, organised by @tlrhub.bsky.social

The Palace of Westminster in London, July 2008, by Mike Gimelfarb. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parliament_at_Sunset.JPG

. @bettovanwaarden.bsky.social shows that, when it came to parliamentary broadcasting, roles were reversed and Westminster, the original model parliament, in fact came to study other parliaments.

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Eleanor Rathbone campaigning LSE https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eleanor_Rathbone_campaigning.jpg

Sir Robert Newman, MP for Exeter 1918-31, was the only interwar Con. MP to be deselected but successfully hold his seat.

Paul Auchterlonie explores his role in supporting legislation for women, for which Eleanor Rathbone called him a 'Guardian Angel'.

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Speaker Lindsay Hoyle at Prime Minister's Questions, 7 February 2024. UK Parliament by Maria Unger https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister%27s_Questions,_7_February_2024_12.jpg

Mikel Urquijo studies the neutrality of parliamentary presidency and speakership by comparing the models of the UK to continental Europe. The differences can be explained by historical development.

The article is free to read 👇
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Painting of Edmund Burke National Portrait Gallery. NPG 655. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EdmundBurke1771.jpg

In our latest issue, @chountisdefabbri.bsky.social takes a novel look at Edmund Burke's opposition to parliamentary reform, in terms of partisanship and the interplay between domestic and imperial politics.

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John Hoker (or Hooker) (c.1527-1601). Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (Exeter). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JohnHooker_RAMM_Exeter.jpg

Jonathan McGovern compares an early draft of John Hooker's 'The Order and usage how to keep a parliament in England in these days' (c. 1571) to it's final print.

Hooker's careful revisions give us further confidence in his work.
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Portrait of Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Dormer_Stanhope,_4th_Earl_of_Chesterfield_by_Allan_Ramsay.jpg

Richard Wendorf discusses Lord Chesterfield's previously unpublished 1761 history of the Excise Crisis.

It shows how members of the Lords applied pressure on the Court.

Wendorf's article is free to read 👇
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Portrait of William Keith, 9th Earl of Marischal (c. 1664-1712). 17th Century. Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5279188. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unknown,_circle_of_Sir_John_Baptist_de_Medina_-_Portrait_of_William_Keith,_9th_Earl_Marischal_(c.1664-1712).jpg

In our latest issue, Colin Helling explores how the Scottish parliament pushed against its marginal position in 17th century Stuart diplomacy.

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Exciting news! Our new issue is out now! We'll be sharing a bit about each of the articles over the coming days, but in the meantime explore for yourself 👇
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My review of Robin Eagles's biography of John Wilkes, Champion of English Freedom, is now published in @parlhistjournal.bsky.social

Delighted to conclude that "it is the best biography of Wilkes that I have read"! @georgianlords.bsky.social

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@histparl.bsky.social @parlhistjournal.bsky.social Is it true that this tradition comes from pre-reformation times when the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk met in Saint Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster and that MPs were actually bowing to the tabernacle behind the speaker's chair?

Dedication page of the novel David Copperfield, which reads 'Affectionately Inscribed to The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watson of Rockingham Northamptonshire'.

Latest research in the @victoriancommons.bsky.social office: Richard Watson, Whig MP for Canterbury, 1830-5, and Peterborough, 1852, described by Charles Dickens as a 'good liberal' with 'not the least nonsense about him'. Dickens dedicated David Copperfield to Watson and his wife Lavinia.

Great post from our colleague @emmapeplow.bsky.social, featuring some familiar 19thC names.

Some thoughts on William Pulteney, earl of Bath - The History of Parliament The 31 May 2025 marks Dr Stuart Handley’s last day at the History of Parliament. One of his last biographies for The House of Lords, 1715-90 has been William

Dr Stuart Handley posts his final blog for @histparl.bsky.social before his retirement after many years of service across the Commons 1690-1715, the Lords 1660-1715 and now the Lords 1715-90 (aka the Georgian Lords) at the end of May...
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Congratulations to our colleague Robin and to @hillaryburlock.bsky.social and Tatjana too!

Labour in the 1940s were the party of policy dynamism and the Conservatives... not. Right?

@kitkowol.bsky.social's fascinating 'Blue Jerusalem' shows otherwise.

To complement our read of it, we've made S.J.D Green's 'The 1944 Education Act' free to read 👇
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‘Cleaned’ photo of the Chartist rally for the vote, Kennington Common, Monday 10th April 1848 ‘Cleaned’ photo of the Chartist rally, Kennington Common 10th April 1848 This photograph is the first of a demonstration taken anywhere in the world and shows that the Chartist demonstration for th…

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A family affair? Sir Robert Walpole and the ‘Robinocracy’, 1721-1742 - The History of Parliament April 3 marks the 300th anniversary of Robert Walpole becoming first lord of the treasury and, with it, assuming the title 'Prime Minister' for the first

#OTD 1721 Robert Walpole became First Lord of the Treasury, assuming the title 'Prime Minister' for the first time.

In this article on the #HistParl website, Dr Robin Eagles
(@georgianlords.bsky.social) explored Walpole's rise to power:
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We've finished the excellent 'The Blazing World'.

To cap our read through, here's Scott Sowerby's article on the 1685 Parliament, free to read👇
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He shows that Tories were more divided in their attitude to James II than had been recognised.

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