Category Archives: LGBT+ History Month

The ‘beautiful boy’ of the Commons: Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916) and sexual identity in Parliament at the time of the Second Reform Act

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Martin Spychal

In the third of his blog series on Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916), Dr Martin Spychal explores Gower’s parliamentary reputation as the ‘beautiful boy’ of the Commons, and his increasing disaffection with conventional aristocratic society during the 1868 parliamentary session. In … Continue reading →

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Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916): the social life of a queer MP at the time of the Second Reform Act

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Martin Spychal

In the second of his blog series on Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916), Dr Martin Spychal explores Gower’s London social life during his first year in Parliament, including a brief summer romance with the son of the commissioner of the Metropolitan … Continue reading →

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From celebrity to outcast: William Bankes MP (1786-1855)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Kathryn Rix

Originally posted on The History of Parliament:
Today’s blog is the second of three posts to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. In this blog we hear from Dr Philip Salmon, Editor of the House of Commons 1832-1868 project, about William Bankes…

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Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916): the life of a queer MP at the time of the Second Reform Act

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Martin Spychal

Dr Martin Spychal introduces his new series of blogs for the Victorian Commons on Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916), who was elected as MP for Sutherland in 1867. Born into ‘the inner circle of English aristocratic life’, Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916) … Continue reading →

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