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Proceedings and Journals

The text of many proceedings and journals are available online for free or via paid subscription services.

The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England are the general proceedings of Parliament in medieval times. They are the official records of the meetings of the English parliament from 1275 to 1504. The Journals are the formal record of the House of Commons and House of Lords’ business for a given day. Starting in the sixteenth century, the Journals are the corrected, archive editions of the proceedings of the two Houses.

Parliament Rolls

House of Commons

  • House of Commons Journal, 1688-1834
    via UK Parliamentary Papers (Subscription service, available in universities and large reference libraries, digital images of original proceedings)
  • House of Commons Journals, 1835-2010
    via UK Parliamentary Papers (Subscription service, available in universities and large reference libraries, digital images of original proceedings)

House of Lords

  • House of Lords Journal, 1688-1834
    via UK Parliamentary Papers (Subscription service, available in universities and large reference libraries, digital images of original proceedings)

Accessing proceedings and journals offline

The original medieval Parliament Rolls are held at The National Archives.

The Parliamentary Archives holds both the printed copies and the original manuscript journals for:

  • House of Lords, 1510 onwards
  • House of Commons, 1547 onwards

You might also find hard copy sets of journals in large reference or university libraries.