UK Parliamentary Archives

The volume contains mainly lists of names of attendees for each meeting and the name of the Member who read the prayer. Some brief minutes of subjects discussed are sometimes featured. There were n...

This file consists of various documents collated and bound in a volume and relating to the Northumberland election of 1826. Most documents contained within the volume are printed satirical pamphlet...

Consists of seven letters addressed to John Yeoman and a photographic postcard of H Marks, Conservative MP for Thanet.

The photgraphs are of: The Rt. Hon. Earl Russell, W.E. Forster, MP, the Rt. Hon. G. Gathorne-Hardy, later Earl of Cranbrook, the Rt. Hon. Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, later Baron Brabourne, the Rt. ...

A political cartoon depicting Randolph Churchill as a circus strongman, holding up members of the Conservative Party. Below the stage where Churchill is performing, three men are sitting at a table.

The political papers of Richard Greville Verney, Nineteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke (1869-1923) mainly concern his activities as a member of the 'diehard' group of Unionist peers in the House of L...

This is a collection of pen and ink drawings by Harry Furniss. They are mostly caricatures of politicians, including Arthur James Balfour, Charles Bradlaugh, Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Randolph Chur...

Journal of proceedings of the House of Commons, 1600-1601, written by Hayward Townshend, MP. Townshend wrote altogether eight manuscript Journals covering his years in Parliament. This Journal is ...

Draft parliamentary and procedural papers, including drafts for Bills on a range of subjects, notes for speech on placemen in the House of Commons given by Lee and notes on proceedings on the deat...

Includes diaries, notebooks, draft speeches, correspondence, press cuttings, documents from the Bolton papers, tracts and pamphlets.

This collection consists of a letter from Margot Asquith to L. P. Jacks.

This document, dated 12 Jan 1673, reports the proceedings in the House of Commons regarding the Dukes of Lauderdale and Buckingham on 13 Jan 1673/4.

All these papers relate to the election in Bristol which took place in Feb 1715 and at which allegations of corruptions were made. Most of the papers are bills, receipts or accounts of expenses....

A political cartoon depicting two women lying injured on the ground in front of a damaged door. A third woman, dressed all in white points to them with one hand and presents a noose to a soldier, p...

Press Cuttings and Diaries collected and/or written by Sir Frank Bernard Sanderson, MP. All the press cuttings relate to subjects, issues and international, national, local and personal events that...

Holograph (?) notebook by Walter Yonge entitled "Repertorium sive Elenchus Parliamentorum." The notebook consists of a list of subjects and a note of statutes relevant to that topic. The statutes n...

These documents relate to Spencer Perceval's role as Attorney-General.

These are the working papers of Benn Levy and relate to his time in the House of Commons as a Labour MP from 1945 to 1950. The subjects covered are wide and varied and some reflect well the problem...

The press cuttings, taken from national and local newspapers, are almost entirely concerned with Mason's political career and his views on currency reform and other political and economic matters. ...

The papers of Robert Spence Watson consist of a series (RSW/1) of letters from John Morley, MP, mainly to Robert Spence Watson and a series (RSW/2) of miscellaneous letters and papers. The corresp...

These are the personal and political papers of Reginald Sorensen, MP. They reflect the personal interests and political aspirations of Sorensen from his early working class background and entry in...

This collection contains various papers including press cuttings on the general election (1922) and in particular concerning John de Vere Loder's constituency of East Leicester; the collection als...

This fonds contains 7 sub sub series. They are divided into General Legal Notebooks, the Bathurst Notebooks, Judge's Notebooks, Lord Chancellor's Notebooks, Chancery Notebooks, General Manuscripts ...

Letters, memoranda, newspaper cuttings, election manifestos, etc relating to the life and political career of Alfred Emmott, MP and first Baron Emmott of Oldham.

This collection consists of a diary kept by John Holms.

The papers of Sir Edward Feetham Coates include correspondence (COA/1/1), photographs (COA/9), press cuttings (COA/3), Rules, Regulations, and List of Members of Clubs and of the 3rd Battalion of ...

38 items from Lady Nancy Astor's election agent Mrs Bessie Le Cras, including signed letters from Astor and her constituency secretary C.G. Briggs, circulars, newspaper cuttings, cards. Items from ...

Original specimen colour copies of lithographs.

A political cartoon depicting Queen Victoria and various Conservative politicians as angels with feathered wings. Below them are William Gladstone and other members of the Liberal Party, also with ...

A political cartoon depicting William Gladstone falling down a cliff towards the word 'Oblivion'. The part of the cliff Gladstone fell off is labelled 'Irish Vote' and there is a piece of his 'Scot...

A political cartoon depicting the result of the general election which concluded on 31 July 1886 and resulted in William Gladstone's Liberal Party losing power. The cartoon shows Gladstone moving o...

A political cartoon depicting William Gladstone standing in the House of Commons chamber. He has hold of the jacket lapel of Randolph Churchill and is gesturing towards the benches on the other sid...

A political cartoon depicting William Gladstone and Randolph Churchill as gladiators fighting in front of a castle. Both are wearing tam o' shanters

A political cartoon depicting Lord Salisbury and Randolph Churchill floating in a barrel about to go over some rapids. The rocks are in the shape of politicians, most prominently William Gladstone....

A political cartoon depicting two men on horseback falling off a cliff. One of the men is William Gladstone. He is riding a white horse labelled 'Liberal Party'. The other man rides a horse with gl...

A political cartoon depicting a group of Members of Parliament standing in formal dress. The names of all those present are printed at the bottom of the cartoon.

A political cartoon depicting seven men standing outside in the snow next to a gate labelled 'Liberal Union'. All are wearing ragged clothes, and some do not have shoes. William Gladstone begs from...

A political cartoon depicting seven men are in a changing room with a bath labelled 'The Union Bath'. Two men are encouraging two of the outcasts [William Gladstone?] into the bath. A sign on the w...

A political cartoon depicting seven men in the dock of a courtroom. A woman (or man in women's clothing) stands in the witness box with hands raised towards the judge.
This cartoon is image three ...

A political cartoon depicting seven men in prison uniform being made to walk on a wheel-shaped treadmill. Two guards watch them.
This cartoon is image four of a set of six (MRY/1/11 to MRY/1/16).

A political cartoon depicting seven men and one woman standing outside the prison gates. There is snow on the ground but many of the men have torn clothes and some have broken or missing shoes.
Th...

A political cartoon depicting eight men and a woman performing in a snow-covered street. Some are singing and some are playing musical instruments. There are several residents in nightclothes shout...

A political cartoon depicting William Gladstone asleep in a chair. A ghostly figure of Benjamin Disraeli, stands before him pointing to a vision. In this vision, Queen Victoria sits at a table flan...

A political cartoon depicting several politicians, including William Gladstone and Randolph Churchill, in pantomime attire outside a pawn shop. A policeman is trying to apprehend them but is bitten...

A political cartoon depicting William Gladstone and his supporters hiding behind a wall. They are waiting to ambush a horse-drawn carriage containing Lord Salisbury and another man.