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The History of Parliament has a joint project with the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to digitise the early Journals of the House of Commons and House of Lords, together with other material relating to British history. An 'electronic history of the House of Lords' is an integral part of the ...
The 1790 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.
Parliament of Great Britain: Meeting place: Palace of Westminster: Term: 19 May 1784 – 10 June 1790: Election: 1784 British general election: Government: First Pitt ministry: House of Commons; Members: 558: Speaker: Charles Wolfran Cornwall: Leader: William Pitt the Younger: House of Lords; Lord Chancellor: The Baron Thurlow: Leader: The ...
In December 1783, George III engineered the dismissal of the Fox–North coalition, which he hated, and appointed William Pitt the Younger as Prime Minister.Pitt had very little personal support in the House of Commons and the supporters of Charles James Fox and Lord North felt that the constitution of the country had been violated.
The History of Parliament is a series of works ultimately intended to form a complete history of the Westminster Parliament.The portions currently published, as of 2015, are divided chronologically, and consist of surveys of the House of Commons, descriptions of elections and politics in each electoral constituency, and biographies of individual Members of Parliament.
The 1768 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election took place amid continuing shifts within politics which had occurred the accession of George III in 1760.
The House of Commons, 1754–1790. New York, Published for the History of Parliament Trust by Oxford University Press This page was last edited on ...
The House of Commons, constituencies beginning with "H" The House of Commons, constituencies beginning with "A" The history of Parliament, section 1715-1754. The history of Parliament, section 1754-1790. Lotnotes by a painting of Francis Blake Delaval after Joshua Reynold. Bonhams, 5 September 2012