A blog from the director of the History of Parliament. D is for Doorkeepers, not only an essential oil in the wheels of the House of Commons, but also part of its collective memory. The role is referred to in the fourteenth century treatise on Parliament, the. The Inner Life of the House of Commons.

First volume of the House of Lords. The latest volumes from the History of Parliament, available from Cambridge University Press. Using the History of Parliament.

An exploration of the hazardous objects and features found in the Victorian home. The Hazards of Domestic Brewing. In the next few posts, I want to venture out of the house and explore the hazards lurking in the gardens and yards of the Victorian home. Today, I am going to begin with the hazards of domestic brewing. Brewing was an integral part of Suffolk rural life. Whilst in decline in many areas of the country, in rural Suffolk.

London, Kent and Cornwall in words and pictures. The London Journal of Flora Tristan. Flora wrote a merged account of her four London visits which. About the debate itself her main observation is the monotonous voice of the speakers.

Blogging on parliament, politics and people, from the History of Parliament. A tribute to Professor Paul Langford FBA. Our director, Dr Paul Seaward. Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1660-1832. Professor Langford at the launch of the Commons 1820-32 volumes, in 2009. The House of Commons, 1820-32. The House of Commons, 1604-29. Honour, Interest and Power.