parlhistjournal.bsky.social
We publish peer-reviewed research covering the history of parliamentary institutions in Britain and Ireland from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century, and the legislatures of British colonies before independence.
👤 Joined on 23 September 2024
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@parlhistjournal.bsky.socialIn 1725 the Order of the Bath was revived, usually thought of as a cynical ploy by Walpole to help him to buy off supporters with a relatively cheap gong. As Andrew Hanham has shown in @parlhistjournal.bsky.social, though, the reality was rather more complex: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Show PostI should get round to re-reading Portrait of a Party. I say this having tapped out about 200 pages in ten years ago.
Show PostI mean he never lost it, but Stuart Ball has definitely still got it
Show PostThis is a really interesting piece and brilliantly revises what we often assume about a - the? - crucial parliamentary debate in twentieth century British politics
Show PostI was delighted to be involved in this project both as a speaker at the conference at @durhamhistory.bsky.social back in 2023, and helping to promote the wonderful @parlhistjournal.bsky.social issue on social media. You can read the issue and conference blogs, including my own, in the link below.
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