We've just been catching up on @histparl.bsky.social 's director @jhdavey.bsky.social talking about the history of Hansard. For more on the history of parliamentary reporting in the 19th century, see victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/r...
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2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
As Dr Robin Eagles explores, the former Prime Minister the duke of Grafton spoke in the Lords calling for conciliation with America. He also used the speech to clear up the official record of remarks he had made previously...
Just a few months before the Declaration of Independence, last minute efforts were made to reconcile Britain and the American colonies. Dr Robin Eagles shows
New online article coming from the Georgian Lords later this week on the duke of Grafton's last ditch effort to achieve conciliation over the American crisis in 1776.
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Robin Eagles of the Georgian Lords was in Nottingham yesterday, speaking on Parliament's response to the American crisis of the 1770s as part of their fascinating 'We the People' exhibition, curated by Dr Richard Gaunt and the University's Manuscripts and Special Collections department.
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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…
It's good to know that dreadful jokes were as much a feature of the 18th century as now.
After 1730, Sir Edmund Bacon, MP for Thetford came to be known as ‘Eggs and Bacon for his wise speech in the House of Commons when the salt duty was taken off’...
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Not only is the #CFP for #BSECS2027 out, the @isecs-sieds.bsky.social #CFP has also been released. 'Enlightenment and (in)equality' will take place in Zaragoza, Spain on the 12-16 July 2026.
#OnThisDay 1780 London was mid-way through some of the worst violence it had ever seen, as the Gordon Riots entered their 4th day, marked with an attack on Sir George Savile's house in Leicester Square.
Members of the London court of aldermen finally convened to get a handle on the crisis.
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In case you missed it, our director @jhdavey.bsky.social appeared on @mattchorley.bsky.social's show discussing Hansard!
Follow the link below to listen along (from 1hr 8mins).
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New online article from the Georgian Lords.
Robin Eagles considers the duke of Grafton's last ditch efforts to achieve conciliation and his intriguing attempt at correcting the record of what had been said in the Lords in an earlier debate...
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Just a few months before the Declaration of Independence, last minute efforts were made to reconcile Britain and the American colonies. Dr Robin Eagles shows
Really enjoyed talking to @mattchorley.bsky.social yesterday about all things Hansard. You can listen here (roughly 1hr8mins in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
In June 1780, several days of rioting and looting broke out in London, later known as the Gordon Riots.
Read Dr Robin Eagles' article to find out more about how protesters prompted by anti-Catholic sentiment pressed their way into the heart of the palace of Westminster.
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Really enjoyed talking to @mattchorley.bsky.social yesterday about all things Hansard. You can listen here (roughly 1hr8mins in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Matt takes legendary TV producer John Lloyd to PMQs and explores the world of Hansard.
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Matt takes legendary TV producer John Lloyd to PMQs and explores the world of Hansard.
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In the summer of 1780 London, and several other cities across England, experienced some of the worst rioting they had seen in a generation, following the
