today's #histparl footnote: when Newark held its first election in 1673, it returned two different sets of MPs: one elected by the mayor and aldermen, and one elected by the freeholders. It took until 1677 for the case to be resolved (by issuing a new charter and starting again). http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/constituencies/newark

Today's #histparl footnote is the almost complete existence of the House of Commons of Southern Ireland - in one paragraph, as reported 29/6/21. The Senate managed a whole three meetings before it gave up.

(The other 124 MPs elected had departed to form the second Dáil)

#ICYMI last month, Professor Charles Upchurch explained how he used #HistParl's project to research and platform LGBTQ+ histories of Parliament. Find out more about his research on the penalties for sex between men in the early 19thc.👇http://ow.ly/LXiR50MKnS1

@histodon #LGBTQ #LGBTHistory #Parliament

RT @GeorgianLords
Died #OnThisDay 1797 Horace Walpole, MP and ultimately 4th earl of Orford.
Eternal gossip of the #18thcentury
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With the sad news of Baroness Betty Boothroyd's passing, #HistParl's Head of #OralHistory, Dr Emma Peplow, pays tribute to Boothroyd. Read about her life and historic career as the first and only woman appointed to Speaker of the House of Commons in this blog: http://ow.ly/Hef150N3ziZ

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We at the History of Parliament are sad to hear of the passing of Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House of Commons. In 2013, we interviewed Baroness Boothroyd for the #HistParl #OralHistory project, which will soon be available via the British Library Oral History website.

Are you a graduate interested in applying as an intern for our #OralHistory project?

Why not check out some of the blogs produced as part of this project?👇
http://ow.ly/1bwg50MyC0x

Apply to be an oral history intern for #HistParl by 3rd March 📆👉 http://ow.ly/5CtK50Msky9

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On the #HistParl blog back in 2020 we heard from guest blogger Caroline Derry, who discussed the legal and parliamentary status of lesbian sexuality following the 1957 Wolfenden Report. Read it here 👇 #LGBTHM23 #LGBTplusHM http://ow.ly/dTOh50DiLFD

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#DYK that the first set of House of Lords Standing Orders were published in 1621?

#HistParl's Dr Andrew Thrush wrote about the origins of the 33 clauses & 2,000 words in this blog for @UKParlArchives 👇
http://ow.ly/DYv850F0dii
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In a chapel in Suffolk, a monument to Sir Henry North's wife, Sarah Rayney, suggests a love story of marital devotion with a bittersweet ending. But #HistParl's director, Paul Seaward, isn't so certain about North's devotion... 👇 http://ow.ly/7IAx50MQONu
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#HistParl's new blog looks at one of the most dramatic events of medieval parliamentary history... The Merciless Parliament and their capture and execution of Sir Robert Tresilian. After hiding for 16 days, Tresilian was charged with the crime of treason👇 http://ow.ly/jNAM50MQO8Y
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With applications for a funded PhD and a summer internship with #HistParl's #OralHistory team open, we thought we would share some past blogs written using our oral history archive 👇
http://ow.ly/K0fh50MzQtr

And some info on our oral history project: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/oral-history
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This #ValentinesDay, #HistParl's director, Paul Seaward, has been reflecting on the bittersweet story of marital devotion between Sir Henry North and Sarah Rayney. But just how devoted was North? Find out👇 http://ow.ly/nYFr50MQM09
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For #WorldRadioDay why not give Prime Ministers' Props a listen? Over the past few years, #HistParl's Dr Martin Spychal has worked with Professor Sir David Cannadine on this BBC Radio 4 series. Read more👇 http://ow.ly/XIg450MySiJ

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Dr Margaret Agerholm was a key figure in disability rights campaigning. An expert in her field, she worked closely with parliamentarians to influence change, which is how #HistParl's @EmmeLedgerwood came across Agerholm's name... Find out👇 #IDWGIS http://ow.ly/7kc450LWnlR

#DisabilityHistory #InternationalDayForWomenAndGirlsInScience

With applications for a funded PhD and a summer internship with #HistParl's #OralHistory team open, we thought we would share some past blogs written using our oral history archive 👇
http://ow.ly/K0fh50MzQtr

And some info on our oral history project: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/oral-history

Are you a graduate interested in applying as an intern for our #OralHistory project? Why not check out some of the blogs that have been produced as part of this project?👇 http://ow.ly/1bwg50MyC0x

Apply to be an oral history intern for #HistParl👉 http://ow.ly/5CtK50Msky9

@histodon #Intern #Politicians #Parliament

#HistParl's Dr Martin Spychal studied Gower's diaries and reflected on how Gower utilised his position of privilege to navigate life as a queer man in late nineteenth-century Britain. You can find Dr Spychal's blog series on Gower👇 @VictorianCommons http://ow.ly/j8Jk50MxM13

@histodon #MPMonday #LGBTHM #LGBTplusHM #LGBTQ #19thCentury

Died #OTD 1721, James Stanhope, earl of Stanhope. The soldier, diplomat and politician was a key figure in George I's cabinet. Dr Stuart Handley looked at Stanhope's career on the #HistParl blog. Read it here 👇 http://ow.ly/wCuG50Ds7xg
@histodon #18thCentury #GeorgeI #Parliament

Born #OTD 1868, Constance Markievicz. In 1918 she became the first woman elected to the House of Commons but, per Sinn Féin policy, never took her seat. Find out more about Markievicz in this video from the #HistParl YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/kvyKrgQC5TM
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