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Explore the Hogarth Humours of an Election digital resource, packed with information, created by our ECPPEC team working in collaboration with the wonderful folk at the Sir John Soane museum. It’s fun, interactive and informative. https://t.co/EsEBv4lQHB

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Our new article today from our editor Dr Philip Salmon looks at the Speakership elections of 1839 and 1841, shedding new light on party politics in this period:
https://t.co/71a4YqaSn3

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Following the changes made by the 'Great' Reform Act of 1832, who was able to vote?

From potwalloper to scot and lot voters, Dr Philip Salmon explores each type of post-1832 voting qualification.
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Our latest blog, looking at the Speakership election of 1835 - a pivotal vote for the development of the Liberal party - is now available on our Victorian Commons site: https://t.co/SZ7RqlnV5I

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Have you just heard that an MP has resigned by ‘taking the Chiltern Hundreds��? Our Senior Research Fellow, Dr Martin Spychal, explains the practice and explores its historical context…

https://t.co/fGCeXSph1J

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Sir Robert Peel died on this day in 1850.

Dr Philip Salmon explores the twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834-35, 1841-46) and his significant role in founding the modern Conservative party.
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Looks like an interesting article on one of the most influential Victorian Radical MPs.

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Don't forget to check out our special issue, edited by Naomi Lloyd-Jones of @TheVictCommons, while it is free to read until the end of June. Meanwhile, we will continue to post about the wonderful articles from our current issue over the next few weeks.

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Our colleague Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones has edited a special issue of the @Parlhistjournal, which is free to read until the end of June.

Find out more about the issue and how to access pieces written by current and former @TheVictCommons colleagues below.
https://t.co/7VebmgE67N

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In a new article for @HistParl our editor Dr Philip Salmon explores when and how some women could vote, long before they acquired the parliamentary franchise in 1918: https://t.co/DOYkvb2pYT

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In a new article for @HistParl our editor Dr Philip Salmon explores when and how some women could vote, long before they acquired the parliamentary franchise in 1918: https://t.co/DOYkvb2pYT

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Our senior research fellow Martin Spychal featured on @BBCRadio4 last week talking about the history of 'taking the Chiltern Hundreds'. Catch up here (from about 14:39): https://t.co/6EYvulr7IM

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Continuing his series on Scotland's first Black MP, Peter McLagan, our research fellow Dr Martin Spychal explores the life of 'Philly'/'Filly', who was enslaved in Guyana by McLagan's father at the time of McLagan's birth.
https://t.co/ssPplluIfk

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Our final #StGeorgesDay MP is George Faithfull, the Radical MP for Brighton who clashed spectacularly with his former supporters over the rights of women voters in the town’s local elections. Find out more in our blog: https://t.co/SpAmIwqwIy

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For #StGeorgesDay a thread on MPs who share the name George. First we have Sir George Cayley, better known for his pioneering role in the science of flight than his brief stint (1832-5) as Whig MP for Scarborough. Find out more about him here: https://t.co/aABZZcr58R

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Our third George is George Donisthorpe Thompson, a noted platform orator and campaigner for the abolition of slavery (among many other causes), who was elected as MP for Tower Hamlets in 1847. Find out more about him here: https://t.co/PwhNLRKhAy

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Charlotte Brontë was born #OnThisDay 210 years ago. In June 1850 she visited the Ladies' Gallery of the House of Commons to listen to MPs debating, as featured in our article: https://t.co/NnVKcEmr2V

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Benjamin Disraeli, twice Conservative prime minister, died #OnThisDay 1881. He has featured in several of our blogs. This post looked at his relationship with his fellow Maidstone MP Wyndham Lewis, whose widow became Disraeli’s wife: https://t.co/SABdclgHZG

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Robert Spankie, born #OnThisDay 1774, followed an unusual career path, from reporting on parliamentary debates in the 1790s to speaking in them as an MP in the 1830s. Find out more in our blog: https://t.co/2IY6C9QuEc