Monthly Archives: January 2018

MP of the Month: John Moyer Heathcote (1800-1892), the MP who never was

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Kathryn Rix

One of our first tasks when we began our 1832-1868 project was to compile a full list of the MPs elected during this period whose biographies we would research. With invaluable assistance from Stephen Lees, who co-edited the later Who’s … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Victorian Commons

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Kathryn Rix

The Victorian Commons blog provides news and highlights from the History of Parliament’s research project on the House of Commons, 1832-68. For details about the project and how to access our work see our About page. The main History of Parliament website can be … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from the Victorian Commons for 2018

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Kathryn Rix

The Victorian Commons would like to wish all our readers a very Happy New Year. Before we resume blogging in 2018, we’d like to highlight some posts you may have missed in 2017. Our most popular post of 2017 looked … Continue reading →

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