We publish peer-reviewed research covering the history of parliamentary institutions in Britain and Ireland from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century, and the legislatures of British colonies before independence.
Parliamentary History Journal
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Great excitement in the #HistParl office as our research fellow Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones gets her hands on a print copy of her special issue of Parliamentary History. It's currently free to access online here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17500206...
In her #OpenAccess article, Rachel Johnson explores how the ritual of the state opening of the South African Parliament began in the Westminster tradition but was contested, disrupted an reinvented throughout different periods of South African history: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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As a new session of
@ukparliament.parliament.uk is opened today, why not take a look at some of our articles examining the pageantry, ritual and politics of this ancient ceremony
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Jason Peacey addresses the audiences for, and popular reactions to the state opening ceremony during the Stuart period here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The afterword complements Naomi Lloyd-Jones's introduction. Together the pieces suggest how the recent revival in 19th-century political history can be sustained and taken in new directions. Lloyd-Jones's introduction can be read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Jennifer Caddick examines the surroundings in which the state opening took place during the fifteenth century: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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@richardhuzzey.bsky.social and @katrinanavickas.bsky.social offer some suggestions about how historians can reinvigorate and realign the study of politics at all levels in Britain and Ireland in the long nineteenth century. Read their #OpenAcess article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Henry S. Cobb provides a survey of the ceremony during the Tudor period here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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This article examines approaches to the history of 19th-century politics in Britain and Ireland in order to propose fruitful directions for further debate. It argues that historians should return to ...
@richardhuzzey.bsky.social and @katrinanavickas.bsky.social offer some suggestions about how historians can reinvigorate and realign the study of politics at all levels in Britain and Ireland in the long nineteenth century. Read their #OpenAcess article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Today is the State Opening of Parliament. 👑
We’re covering the whole event live, starting with the ceremonial search. This is when the cellars are searched by the Yeomen of the Guard before the King’s arrival.
🔴 Watch the ceremonial search: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLXG...
This article examines approaches to the history of 19th-century politics in Britain and Ireland in order to propose fruitful directions for further debate. It argues that historians should return to ...
