History Of Parliament Parliamentary History Is it true that this tradition comes from pre-reformation times when the UK House of Commons met in Saint Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster and that MPs were actually bowing to the tabernacle behind the speaker's chair?

In 1977, the Cabinet gifted the Queen a silver coffee pot for her Silver Jubilee. When she received it, the Queen apparently said to Callaghan: 'Oh! I’m so glad you haven’t repeated Mr Disraeli’s gift to Queen Victoria. He gave her a painting of himself.'

UK Parliament went on a lovely tour of Parliament recently and came across this doorbell. Can anyone at Parliament tell me who Mr Bradshaw is at all and why there is a bell? Parliamentary History History Of Parliament thanks

In our latest issue, Colin Helling explores how the Scottish parliament pushed against its marginal position in 17th century Stuart diplomacy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… #Scotland #Parliament #History

Richard Wendorf discusses Lord Chesterfield's previously unpublished 1761 history of the Excise Crisis. It shows how members of the Lords applied pressure on the Court. Wendorf's article is free to read 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… The Georgian Lords #Parliament #History

. Jonathan McGovern compares an early draft of John Hooker's 'The Order and usage how to keep a parliament in England in these days' (c. 1571) to it's final print. Hooker's careful revisions give us further confidence in his work. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… #Parliament #History

. Ioannes de Fabbri - Chountis takes a novel look at Edmund Burke's opposition to parliamentary reform, in terms of partisanship and the interplay between domestic and imperial politics. Read free 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… #Parliament #History

Mikel Urquijo studies the neutrality of parliamentary presidency and speakership by comparing the models of the UK to continental Europe. The differences can be explained by historical development. The article is free to read 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… #Parliament #Europe

Sir Robert Newman, MP for Exeter 1918-31, was the only interwar Con. MP to be deselected but successfully hold his seat. Paul Auchterlonie explores his role in supporting legislation for women, for which Eleanor Rathbone called him a 'Guardian Angel'. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

. Betto van Waarden shows that, when it came to parliamentary broadcasting, roles were reversed and Westminster, the original model parliament, in fact came to study other parliaments. Read free 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… History Of Parliament #History #Parliament

#OTD 1603, James VI of Scotland was crowned king of England, where he reigned as James I. 👑 In 1617 he celebrated his Golden jubilee as the Scottish king, however his royal visit back to Scotland turned into a very costly and time consuming affair: thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2022/06/02/the…

Parliamentary History History Of Parliament I think so. I read some of his speeches on press freedom when researching my history of parliamentary journalism, and there were terrific. He was also Burke's sidekick in the impeachment of Warren Hastings, and much praised for his speeches there