Tag: Parliament Records and researchSir Robert Walpole: Britain’s first Prime MinisterThursday 1 April 2021On 3 April 1721, Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) became the First Lord of the...Records and researchGood will to all: Henry VI’s Christmas pardon of 1470-71Friday 18 December 2020Those watching in bemusement, as every year before Thanksgiving the President of the United...Records and researchNancy Astor: 100 years of women in ParliamentTuesday 14 January 20202019 marked the centenary of Nancy Astor’s entry into Parliament, leaving a fascinating legacy...Records and research‘Plucky Pioneers’: the 1918 General ElectionFriday 21 December 2018On December 6 1918 the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) publication ‘The Common...Records and researchThe ‘Victory’ election: the 1918 General ElectionFriday 14 December 2018At The National Archives we have been proud to put women at the centre...Records and researchWomen’s place in ParliamentWednesday 21 November 2018Women’s participation in politics has been a hot topic this year: organisations across the...Records and researchThe Life Peerages Act: a legacy of the women’s suffrage campaignMonday 30 April 2018Event: Friday 18 May 2018, 18:30 Suffrage 100 – Archives at night: Law breakers,...Records and researchThe Representation of the People Act 1918: Votes for (some) women, finallyTuesday 6 February 2018Friday 18 May 2018, 18:30 Suffrage 100 – Archives at night: Law breakers, law...Records and researchThe civil servant’s tale: Geoffrey Chaucer in the archives (part three)Tuesday 2 January 2018In part one and part two of this blog series I’ve been tracing the history...Records and researchThe Good Parliament of 1376Friday 29 April 2016It is the 640th anniversary of one of the most important sessions of parliament...Behind the scenesExplore Your Archive weekFriday 22 November 2013This blog post is part of a series for Explore Your Archive. It’s been...Records and researchGunpowder Plot: the league of gentlemenMonday 5 November 2012The first Bonfire Night celebration happened on the very evening of the discovery of...
