Died #OnThisDay 1870 Charles Dickens. In the 1830s he wrote reports of parliamentary debates for the Mirror of Parliament, a rival publication to Hansard which was owned by his uncle. Find out more in our article: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/r...
Today we take it for granted that parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. In the Victorian era, however, there was no ‘official’ record. In this blog to end Parliament Week, Dr P…