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Background imageCommons Collection: Arrest of deputy atheist Brandlaugh for refusing to leave th

Arrest of deputy atheist Brandlaugh for refusing to leave th
Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891). English political activist. London. House of Commons. Arrest of deputy atheist Brandlaugh for refusing to leave the Chamber

Background imageCommons Collection: Brandlaugh, Charles (1833-1891). English politician. Brandla

Brandlaugh, Charles (1833-1891). English politician. Brandlaugh deputy arrested for refusing to leave the Chamber of Commons. Colored engraving

Background imageCommons Collection: The House of Commons in Walpoles Administration

The House of Commons in Walpoles Administration - with Arthur Onslow in the Speakers Chair and Sir Robert Walpole on the left

Background imageCommons Collection: Caricature of W E Gladstone and the ghost of Palmerston

Caricature of W E Gladstone and the ghost of Palmerston, his predecessor as Liberal Party leader. Palmerston wonders at Gladstone being in the House of Commons on Derby Day

Background imageCommons Collection: Fletcher Baron Grantley

Fletcher Baron Grantley
FLETCHER NORTON, first baron GRANTLEY jurist and statesman, speaker of the House of Commons Date: 1716 - 1789

Background imageCommons Collection: Gladstone in 1888

Gladstone in 1888
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE As a deaf old man in the House of Commons, he strains to hear what the opposition has to say... Date: 1888

Background imageCommons Collection: George De Lacy Evans - 2

George De Lacy Evans - 2
Sir GEORGE DE LACY EVANS British military commander, notably in the Crimea, depicted receiving the thanks of the House of Commons. Date: 1787 - 1870

Background imageCommons Collection: James Baron Dunfermline

James Baron Dunfermline
JAMES ABERCROMBY, first baron DUNFERMLINE Lawyer, statesman, speaker of the House of Commons Date: 1776 - 1858

Background imageCommons Collection: Charles Dilke as Mp

Charles Dilke as Mp
SIR CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKE Statesman, depicted in the act of addressing the House of Commons. Date: 1843 - 1911

Background imageCommons Collection: Chas. Wolfran Cornwall

Chas. Wolfran Cornwall
CHARLES WOLFRAN CORNWALL English statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons. Date: 1737 - 1789

Background imageCommons Collection: Charles Baron Colchester

Charles Baron Colchester
CHARLES ABBOT, first baron COLCHESTER Statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons. Date: 1757 - 1829

Background imageCommons Collection: Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN Speaking in the House of Commons. Date: 1869 - 1940

Background imageCommons Collection: John Bright as a Lord

John Bright as a Lord
JOHN BRIGHT, statesman, depicted - improbably ! - as seated in the House of Lords - which he had criticised as a refuge for worn-out members of the House of Commons. Date: 1811 - 1889

Background imageCommons Collection: Beresford in Commons

Beresford in Commons
Lord CHARLES WILLIAM BERESFORD, naval commander, addresses the House of Commons on the state of the Navy, in 1888. Date: 1846 - 1919

Background imageCommons Collection: Francis Rous, Speaker

Francis Rous, Speaker
FRANCIS ROUS Speaker of the House of Commons, Puritan, writer. Date: 1579 - 1659

Background imageCommons Collection: House of Commons 1970S

House of Commons 1970S
The empty chamber Date: 1970s

Background imageCommons Collection: Gladstone / Commons 1892

Gladstone / Commons 1892
William Gladstone, as Leader of the Opposition, addresses the chamber Date: June 1892

Background imageCommons Collection: Je Denison / Speaker

Je Denison / Speaker
JOHN EVELYN DENISON Viscount Ossington English statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1857 to 1872 Date: 1800 - 1873

Background imageCommons Collection: House of Commons Lobby

House of Commons Lobby
Politicians gather in the Lobby of the House of Commons Date: 1892

Background imageCommons Collection: Gladstone / Commons / 1880

Gladstone / Commons / 1880
The Liberal Opposition Front Bench, including the leader William Gladstone, during a late sitting of the House. Date: circa 1877

Background imageCommons Collection: Sir John Glanville

Sir John Glanville
Sir John GLANVILLE speaker of the House of Commons Date: 1586 - 1661

Background imageCommons Collection: James Abercromby, Speaker

James Abercromby, Speaker
JAMES ABERCROMBY, first baron Dunfermline speaker of the House of Commons Date: 1776 - 1858

Background imageCommons Collection: James William Lowther

James William Lowther
JAMES WILLIAM LOWTHER first viscount Ullswater statesman, speaker of the House of Commons, in his ceremonial robes Date: 1855 - 1949

Background imageCommons Collection: Charles Shaw-Lefevre

Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Sir CHARLES SHAW-LEFEVRE, viscount Eversley Lawyer and statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons in 1857 Date: 1794 - 1888

Background imageCommons Collection: Henry Grattan / Kenny / Lewi

Henry Grattan / Kenny / Lewi
HENRY GRATTAN Irish politician, moving the Declaration of Rights in the Irish House of Commons, 16 April 1782 Date: 1746 - 1820

Background imageCommons Collection: Disraeli / Furniss / 1882

Disraeli / Furniss / 1882
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield, Conservative MPs last appearance in the Peers Gallery of the House of Commons Date: 1804 - 1881

Background imageCommons Collection: Disraeli / Furniss

Disraeli / Furniss
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield, Conservative MPs last appearance in the Peers Gallery of the House of Commons Date: 1804 - 1881

Background imageCommons Collection: Addison / Hogarth / Buttons

Addison / Hogarth / Buttons
JOSEPH ADDISON Essayist, poet and statesman at Buttons Coffee House in Covent Garden, London Date: 1672 - 1719

Background imageCommons Collection: Henry Viscount Hampden

Henry Viscount Hampden
Sir Henry Bouverie William Brand, first viscount HAMPDEN statesman, speaker of the House of Commons before his elevation to the peerage Date: 1814 - 1892

Background imageCommons Collection: Parliament reporters gallery 1882

Parliament reporters gallery 1882
Reporters Gallery in the House of Commons Date: 1882

Background imageCommons Collection: SIR HBW Brand, Speaker of the House of Commons

SIR HBW Brand, Speaker of the House of Commons
SIR HENRY BOUVERIE WILLIAM BRAND Speaker of the House of Commons Date: 1814 - 1892

Background imageCommons Collection: House of Commons

House of Commons
Ladies are allowed to listen to the men as they debate the future of the country in the House of Commons Date: 1893

Background imageCommons Collection: Effigy of Richard Vernon

Effigy of Richard Vernon
SIR RICHARD VERNON - aka Richard Pembruge (speaker in the House of Commons) Date: ? - 1451

Background imageCommons Collection: Opening of Parliament

Opening of Parliament
Queen Victoria opens Parliament, with the reading of the Queens Speech in the House of Lords to members of the Commons and Lords. Date: circa 1841

Background imageCommons Collection: Burke (Gillray)

Burke (Gillray)
EDMUND BURKE statesman, depicted giving his notorious dagger speech in the Commons, 28 December 1792 Date: 1729 - 1797

Background imageCommons Collection: William Henry Smith at his desk

William Henry Smith at his desk
William Henry Smith (18251891), Statesman and newsagent reading at his desk, 1825 - 1891

Background imageCommons Collection: Parliament / Opening / 1847

Parliament / Opening / 1847
In Victorias absence, the Chief Commissioner reads the Queens speech to the members of the Commons and Lords. Date: 18 November 1847

Background imageCommons Collection: Paranormal apparation: shining infant & Viscount Castlereagh

Paranormal apparation: shining infant & Viscount Castlereagh
Robert Stewart(1769-1822), Viscount Castlereagh, staying in an Irish castle, is visited by this shining infant, known to appear there; later he sees it in the Commons. Date: circa 1800

Background imageCommons Collection: Nancy Viscountess Astor

Nancy Viscountess Astor
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879 - 1964), first female Member of Parliament to take her seat, American citizen who moved to England at age 26

Background imageCommons Collection: Churchill as Leader of the Opposition in House of Commons

Churchill as Leader of the Opposition in House of Commons
The devaluation debate in the House of Commons: Winston Churchill, then Leader of the Opposition, making a speech in which he accused Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Background imageCommons Collection: Cartoon, True Reform of Parliament

Cartoon, True Reform of Parliament, ie Patriots lighting a Revolutionary Bonfire in New Palace Yard, by James Gillray. Showing Sir Francis Burdett at the centre

Background imageCommons Collection: The Parrot, by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoon, 1918

The Parrot, by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoon, 1918
" THE PARROT" In the first half of the cartoon a young politician is shown standing up in the Commons during WWI claiming that the country has reached the extreme crisis of the war

Background imageCommons Collection: Cartoon, Sketch of the Interior of St Stephens

Cartoon, Sketch of the Interior of St Stephens, as it now Stands, by James Gillray. Showing a view of the House of Commons with ministerial benches on the left and the Speaker and clerk on the right

Background imageCommons Collection: Sir Edward Grey in parliament on the eve of WWI

Sir Edward Grey in parliament on the eve of WWI
The Foreign Minister, Sir Edward Grey (1862 - 1933), making his momentous statement on the eve of World War I at the House of Commons. Date: 3rd August 1914

Background imageCommons Collection: Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl Of Oxford And

Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl Of Oxford And Asquith (1852-1928). Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. United Kingdom (1914)

Background imageCommons Collection: Wotton, Sir Henry (1568-1639). English author, diplomat

Wotton, Sir Henry (1568-1639). English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. Engraving

Background imageCommons Collection: The Ladies Lords v. Commons golf match

The Ladies Lords v. Commons golf match
The golf match took place at Coombe Hill, Surrey and ended in victory for the Commons: Miss Seton Karr (Commons); The Dowager Countess of Wilton (Lords) and Mrs Olaf Hambro (Commons). Date: 1919

Background imageCommons Collection: Suffragette Deputation June 1909 Programme

Suffragette Deputation June 1909 Programme
A souvenir and programme announcing the Deputation to the Prime Minister, Asquith, at the House of Commons on Tuesday June 29th, 1909, at 8 p.m



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