The History of Parliament's House of Lords 1660-1832 section, researching the #Lords in the #C18th; currently working on 1715-90 #Georgian #Parliament #HistParl
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New on the Georgian Lords today, Charles Littleton on the minority bishops, who opposed the American war:
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New post from the Georgian Lords on the duke of Grafton's last ditch efforts to avert war in 1776.
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How are your 2026 New Year's resolutions going? If one of those was to submit an abstract for our 2026 Conference, then you're in luck! The deadline has been extended to 28 Februrary!
Do you have a topic connected to "Storytelling at Court"? If so, we want to hear from you! 👇
New post from the Georgian Lords, dealing with an unsavoury moment in the career of the 17th Lord Abergavenny, while a student at Oxford, when he was accused of murdering a college servant.
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On 16 December, Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds will be speaking at this year's History of Parliament Annual Lecture!
His lecture on Clement Attlee's Labour Governments of 1945-51 is sure to be popular, so grab your FREE ticket below before it sells out: HPTAnnualLecture2025.eventbr…
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Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, long-serving Conservative MP for Cheshire South, who lobbied on behalf of the local cheese industry, was born #OnThisDay 1806. He was a noted collector of fossilised fish. Find out more here: victoriancommons.wordpress.c…
William of Orange (King William III) was born #OnThisDay 1650 (new style/4 Nov old style). His successful invasion in 1688 proved a vital turning point in the development of the constitution. 100 years on, though, fans were unsure how to mark the event:
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Many will be awaking this morning after an evening of fireworks and festivities.
However, as Dr Robin Eagles has explored, on the centenery of the Glorious Revolution, the 4th and 5th November were eyed for a different lasting memorial:
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#OnThisDay 1794 the king made the formal announcement of the Prince of Wales's engagement to Princess Caroline of Brunswick...
5 November may have been deemed an auspicious day, but it didn't work out well.
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Born #OnThisDay 1650 King William III.
He celebrated his 38th birthday (1688) by invading England and driving his father-in-law, James II, from the throne. 100 years on, politicians were convinced the event should be marked but couldn't agree how: see our new blog this Thursday!
Died #OnThisDay 1786 Princess Amelia (known in the family as Emily), the last of the children of George II and Queen Caroline. She had a particularly bad relationship with her brother, Frederick, Prince of Wales.
Super portrait of her by Hudson at @YaleBritishArt
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Professor Mark Knights (U of Warwick) works on the political culture of early modern Britain. In this lecture, he will examine Britain’s long struggle with corruption and its impact on the British Empire. All are welcome.
Born #OnThisDay 1704 Admiral John Byng, younger son of Viscount Torrington, and MP for Rochester.
Following the loss of Minorca, he was court martialled, sentenced to death and shot on the quarterdeck of HMS Monarque. As Voltaire put it, 'pour encourager les autres'.
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In a guest article for #HistParl, Dr Sophie Aldred explores the library of Lord Robartes and what it tells us of his political position during the revolutionary years of the 1640s. 📚 historyofparliament.com/2025…
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For #EssexDay Philip Salmon's post on the unusual 'freedom-by-marriage' franchise includes material on the Essex borough of Maldon, where wives were interviewed before their husbands could exercise their right to the vote: victoriancommons.wordpress.c…
For anyone kicking themselves at failing to toast John Wilkes's 300th birthday on Friday 17 October, the good news is there is another opportunity tomorrow as, after the calendar change, he switched his birthday to 28 October...
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We're going to be raising a glass to John Wilkes on his 300th birthday at 17:57.
Do join us, and share a toast to Wilkes and Liberty! #HistParl
We're going to be raising a glass to John Wilkes on his 300th birthday at 17:57.
Do join us, and share a toast to Wilkes and Liberty! #HistParl
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Listen to our John Wilkes birthday special episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/10R…
With a special shout-out to @GeorgianLords who first alerted us to the arrival of this special day🙏
Radical MP, newspaper proprietor and Lord Mayor of #London, champion of a free press and self-styled 'Friend of Liberty', John Wilkes was born 300 years ago today...
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We'll be toasting Wilkes's 300th birthday later today at 17:57 (UK time)...
Do join for a toast to Wilkes and Liberty.
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