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Oliver cromwell dissolving ParliamentOliver Cromwell dissolving the long Parliament. Date: 20 April 1653
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London
Trial of Charles I of EnglandFrom a print in Nalsons Report of the Trial of 1684
Sphere special supplement for Empire DayCover of The Sphere magazines special supplement for Empire Day, instigated by the Earl of Meath and celebrated on Queen Victorias birthday, May 24th each year
Women members room at the House of CommonsThe room at the House of Commons formerly occupied by General Seely as Under-Secretary for Air, and set apart in 1919 for Lady Astor
Behind the face of Big Ben, Westminster, London 1878The lofty and magnificent clock tower of Big Ben, from the other-side. Date: 1878
Sir Philip Stephens, British politicianSir Philip Stephens (1723-1809), British politician (becoming Father of the House of Commons in 1796), friend of Captain James Cook. circa 1800s
Sir John Bernard, MPSir John Bernard (1604-1674), English landowner and (briefly) MP for Northampton. 17th century
William Beckford, MP, Sheriff and Lord Mayor of LondonWilliam Beckford (1709-1770), MP for the City of London, Sheriff of London, and Lord Mayor of London in 1762 and 1769. circa 1760s
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord ChancellorJohn Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), British barrister and politician, serving as Lord Chancellor for a number of years during the early 19th century. circa 1810s
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), British lawyer and Conservative politician. He served as Lord Chancellor for fourteen years under four different Prime Ministers. circa 1790s
Richard Potter, English Liberal politicianRichard Potter (1778-1842), English Liberal reformist politician, MP for Wigan, founding member of the Little Circle which helped to put through the Reform Act of 1832. Date: circa 1830s
Disraeli statue, Parliament Square, LondonStatue to Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, in Parliament Square, London. circa 1901
War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, WW1War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, First World War. Pastel by Robert Randoll. 1917
Searchlights by the Houses of Parliament, WW1Searchlights by the Houses of Parliament, First World War. circa 1916
Nepean Point and Parliament Library, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaNepean Point, with the Parliament Library in the distance on the right, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From this point royal salutes are fired, hence the line of cannons. Date: circa 1910
Cartoon, Essence of Parliament (MPs)Cartoon, Essence of Parliament -- Mr Punch shows members of the House of Commons as microscopic bugs in a petri dish. 1883
Interior, Parliament Library, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaInterior of the Parliament Library, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, built in the style of a chapter house and inspired by the British Museum Reading Room. Date: circa 1910
Parliament Library, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaParliament Library, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1910
Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1910
Sir George Newnes - English Publisher - in his officeSir George Newnes (1851 - 1910), English Publisher and Liberal Member of Parliament - in his office. Date: 1892
Group of fishermen, Mevagissey, Cornwall - the " Parliament". Date: circa 1910s
Policemen guarding suffragettes at the State Opening of Parliament 1912
Suffragettes talking to men outside the House of Commons 1912
Suffragette procession Parliament SquareProcession of suffragettes during the reassembling of Parliament Date: 1912
Big Ben under repair - Scaffolding - Houses of Parliament, London. The scaffolding was erected in 1933 to enable renovation work to the clock tower. Date: 1933
Charles James Fox speaking out in Parliament against slaveryCharles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig Statesman, MP and ardent anti-slavery campaigner, shown here speaking out in Parliament against the slave trade
Cromwell dissolving the English ParliamentThis illustration shows Cromwell asserting his authority in dissolving the English Rump Parliament on 20 April 1653. He is shown ordering the removal of the golden mace from Parliament. 1653
Laud imprisoned in the tower of LondonArchbishop William Laud (1573-1645) imprisoned in the Tower of London, having been found guilty of treason. 1641
Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), delivering the Peroration of his Speech on the Introduction of the Home Rule Bill, granting Ireland limited self-rule within the British Empire
Photograph showing busy Westminster Bridge with pedestrians walking across and a steady flow of traffic made up of public transport trams, omnibuses and some horse and carts. Date: 1935
REFORM, HOUSE OF LORDSHOUSE OF LORDS cartoon regarding the sale of honours Date: 1922
Parliament and waterfront, Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890
A page from The Illustrated London News, showing the progress of the new Victoria Tower, at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London
David Lloyd-George denouncing the measures to make the control of religious teaching to the parish and not to the County Council. Date: 1902
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon1914
Post Office and Parliament Buildings, Bermudacirca 1910s
The General Election - The Candidates VisionComic Postcard series - The General Election - The Candidates Vision. The glorious reception given to Josh Binks M.P. 1908
Group of nurses in front of Houses of ParliamentGroup of seven nurses standing on the South Bank of the river Thames with Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in background. Date: 1988
Duke of York - Order of the Equatorial ShaveThe Duke and Duchess of York left London on 6th January 1927 to head to Australia to open the new Parliament Buildings at Canberra They sailed on HMS Renown, a battle-cruiser
Prince Albert - House of Lords as the Duke of York - RobesPrince Albert (future King George VI) (1895-1952), now Duke of York and therefore able to take a seat in the House of Lords
Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - Inset portrait of BalfourTower of Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - inset portrait of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour and Conservative Prime Minister between 1902-1905. Date: circa 1904
Westminster Abbey - viewed from the end of WhitehallWestminster Abbey, London - viewed from the end of Whitehall across Parliament Square. Date: circa 1910
Frederick S. A. Hanbury-Tracy, Vanity Fair, SpyFREDERICK STEPHEN ARCHIBALD HANBURY-TRACY (1848-1906), British Liberal Party politician and Member of Parliament for Montgomery from 1877 to 1885, and again from 1886 to 1892
Algernon W. F. Greville, Vanity Fair, SpyALGERNON WILLIAM FULKE GREVILLE, 2nd Baron Greville (1841-1909) British Liberal politician, Member of Parliament for Westmeath, Ireland (1865-1874)
Sir Charles Forster, Vanity Fair, ApeSIR CHARLES FORSTER, 1st Baronet (1815-1891) English Liberal politician and MP for Walsall. Sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1891. Caption: An Amateur Whip Date: 1815 - 1891
Edmond G. Petty-Fitzmaurice, Vanity Fair, SpyEDMOND GEORGE PETTY-FITZMAURICE, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846-1935) Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906. British Liberal politician and Member of Parliament for Calne from 1868 to 1885
Thomas Collins MP, Vanity Fair, SpyTHOMAS COLLINS MP (d.1884) British Conservative Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. Caption: Noisy Tom Date: died 1884