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Tomorrow Alfie Steer will be discussing the Campaign Group of Labour MPs and their radical approach to the parliamentary system at the IHR Parliaments, Politics & People seminar. Read about Alfie's paper & find out how to attend the seminar here:

#OTD 1746 the Pelham brothers and leading government ministers resigned from their posts in an attempt to exert control over King George II. They would only return to government if the King agreed to restrictions on the monarch's power. Find out more👇

250 years ago today, British Parliament declared that the colony of Massachusetts was in a state of rebellion. This led to the Battles of Lexington and Concorde being fought on 19 April 1775, the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.

At Tuesday's 'Parliaments, Politics and People' seminar Alfie Steer will be discussing the Campaign Group of Labour MPs, their radical approach to the parliamentary system, and an MPs role within it. More on Alfie's paper & how to attend the seminar here:

#OTD 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was executed. But in this post Dr Andrew Thrush explores the issue that faced Elizabeth I in the wake of the discovery of Mary Queen of Scots’ role in the Babington Plot of 1586 and her reluctance to execute Mary at all 👇

Died #OTD 1623, Thomas Cecil, 1st earl of Exeter. MP for Stamford, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. Less notorious than his father William or half-brother Robert, Thomas had a lengthy parliamentary career. Find out more via his #HistParl bio:

Born #OTD 1478, Thomas More. #DYK he was Speaker of the House and Lord Chancellor under Henry VIII? In 2000, Pope John Paul II declared him the patron saint of politicians. Find out more about his parliamentary career via our #HistParl biography:

#OTD 1918, The Representation of the People Act received royal assent. The Act gave the parliamentary vote to some women for the first time as well as millions of previously excluded working men. This article by @EmmaPeplow explains all:

Died #OTD 1685, Charles II. His brother James was declared king, but a Catholic monarch troubled many of his Protestant subjects. In fact, 5 yrs earlier the Commons had even tried to exclude James from the throne all together as @pseaward1 explains...

Ahead of next Tuesday's 'Parliaments, Politics and People' seminar at the @ihr_history, @AlfieSteer has written for #HistParl about the Campaign Group of Labour MPs, and their radical approach to the parliamentary system, and an MPs role within it.

On the #HistParl website today Dr Charles Littleton has been reflecting on small number of Scottish nobles whose patronage helped Robert Burns become the national bard. #BurnsNight Read it here:

Died #OTD 1399, John of Gaunt. Son of Edward III, father of Henry IV and founder of the house of Lancaster, Gaunt was a highly influential figure in medieval England. However, an accusation of treason in 1384 threatened to end his influence:

Fought #OTD (well, 2 or 3rd Feb - sources differ) 1461, the Battle of Mortimer's Cross. According to several chroniclers, the day before the battle a meteorological phenomenon, a parhelion, appeared...☀️ Find out what this meant on our blog 👇

#ICYMI, on the #HistParl website last week Dr Robin Eagles looked at the hastily planned Epiphany Ball of 1794, and explored what it tells us about the workings of George III's court.

January has flown past and we're planning big things for the next few months! But #ICYMI, you can still find out what the #HistParl team got up to in 2024 over on our website. Read our review of the year, here:

Executed #OTD 1606, Guy Fawkes, along with four conspirators involved in the Gunpowder Plot. As Paul Hunneyball explains, not all of those originally implicated in the plot saw execution. Below he explores how far Henry Percy was involved - if at all.

#OTD 1649, King Charles I was executed at Whitehall. In this blog, Dr Patrick Little looks at one of the individuals who signed Charles' death warrant, Sir Hardress Waller, and asks, 'how did a fairly unremarkable country gentleman become a regicide?' 👇

This #WatchWednesday, we thought it would be a good idea to let you know that all episodes of our podcast 'Tales from the Green Benches: an Oral History of Parliament' are available to listen to via our YouTube channel!

Born #OTD 1841, Henry Morton Stanley. A famous explorer of the 19th century, Stanley also represented Lambeth North for 5 years as a Liberal Unionist from 1895-1900. Find out more about the reluctant parliamentarian's career below:

RT @TheVictCommons: Only two nineteenth-century Prime Ministers never sat in the House of Commons at any point in their political career. O…