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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 4h

It's all change for @histparl.bsky.social, @victoriancommons.bsky.social, @georgianlords.bsky.social and the rest of us at Bloomsbury Square.
Old Street, here we come.

photograph of a room filled with packing boxes

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 1727 the coronation of George II took place. #DYK that George was the last British monarch to ride into battle? In a 2018 article for #HistParl, Dr Robin Eagles explored his military career. historyofparliament.com/2018/10/11/h...

‘His Presence contributed greatly to the success of the Day’: George II, king and soldier - The History of Parliament

Today marks the anniversary of the coronation of George II, the British monarch known for being the last to ride into battle with their troops. He did so at

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 2d

Died #OTD 1747, John Potter, a lesser known Archbishop of Canterbury.

Dr Robin Eagles explored his rise to the role, focusing particularly on how his sermon celebrating the accession of George I furthered his career in the Church:

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John Potter, an unusual Archbishop of Canterbury - The History of Parliament

In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles examines the career of one of the lesser known Archbishops of Canterbury, who was able to make use

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 3d

Marking John Wilkes's 300th anniversary (coming up next week), there is a short piece about him in the History Matters section of the latest @historytoday.com
www.historytoday.com/magazine

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 3d

Born #OnThisDay 1680 at Ham House, John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll.
In 1705 he was made an English earl and in 1719 further promoted duke of Greenwich. A leading political and military figure under Anne and the first two Georges, he was given his first regiment when just 14.
#HistParl

portrait of a man in 18th-century clothing. He wears a long grey wig and faces the viewer sideways on with one hand on his waist, wearing a blue and white robe with a long lace cravat over it.

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 4d

Fascinating. Thank you for that.

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Bethan M Jenkins @gwenynen.bsky.social · 4d

A dyma hi / and here it is (1876 reprint)

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 4d

J. Betts MA of University College, also offered two: in Syriac and Hebrew; George Costard MA of Wadham's offering was in Arabic, while Evan Evans of Merton composed one in 'ancient British'...

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 4d

On the death of Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1751, a swathe of students and fellows of @ox.ac.uk composed verses of condolence, many in Latin and in English and a smattering in other languages. John Swinton MA of Christ Church showed off by offering two: one in Phoenician and the other in Etruscan.

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 5d

We are fast approaching the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wilkes, MP for Aylesbury and Middlesex and Lord Mayor of London.
We will be encouraging as many as would care to, to raise a glass to him at 17:57* (UK time) on Friday 17 October.
[*the year of his first election]
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engraving of a middle-aged man in 18th-century clothes, he wears a white wig and a dark coat with lighter facings, and looks upwards

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 9d

With party conference season still ongoing, a reminder that breakaway groupings are nothing new, as James Orchin reminds us of William Windham's 'Third Party', which broke with the Foxite Whigs and ended up in coalition with Pitt's government...
#HistParl
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/02/t...

‘The sect of Alarmists’: The Third Party and the reluctant leadership of William Windham, 1793-4 - The History of Parliament

In this latest post, the Georgian Lords welcomes a guest article by James Orchin, PhD student at Queen's University, Belfast, re-examining William Windham's

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Conor Brockbank @conorbrockbank.bsky.social · 11d

A great blog post by fellow @qubhistory.bsky.social PhD @jamesorchin.bsky.social exploring the Third Party of the 1790s. Insightful and well-researched. Well worth a read!

The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 11d

Today we welcome PhD student @jamesorchin.bsky.social with a guest post for the Georgian Lords on William Windham's 'Third Party', which split from the Foxites in the 1790s and was known as 'The Alarmists'...
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/02/t...
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‘The sect of Alarmists’: The Third Party and the reluctant leadership of William Windham, 1793-4 - The History of Parliament

In this latest post, the Georgian Lords welcomes a guest article by James Orchin, PhD student at Queen's University, Belfast, re-examining William Windham's

historyofparliament.com

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 11d

Today we welcome PhD student @jamesorchin.bsky.social with a guest post for the Georgian Lords on William Windham's 'Third Party', which split from the Foxites in the 1790s and was known as 'The Alarmists'...
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/02/t...
#HistParl

‘The sect of Alarmists’: The Third Party and the reluctant leadership of William Windham, 1793-4 - The History of Parliament

In this latest post, the Georgian Lords welcomes a guest article by James Orchin, PhD student at Queen's University, Belfast, re-examining William Windham's

historyofparliament.com

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Victorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 11d

Sounds interesting. Here in the Victorian Commons team we will be working on a range of constituencies, including Canterbury, Hull, Tower Hamlets and Windsor.

The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 12d

It's the dawn of a new reporting period here at @histparl.bsky.social.
Over at the Georgian Lords expect to hear more about the ruined bibliophile, Edward Harley, 2nd earl of Oxford, and the 4th earl of Gainsborough, who was able to persuade Handel to write some numbers for a family amateur masque.

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 12d

One of the most prominent 18th-century Buckinghamshire characters was John Wilkes, MP for Aylesbury from 1757 to 1764. He also hero-worshipped another famous Buckinghamshire MP, John Hampden.
This October sees Wilkes's 300th anniversary.
Wilkes and Liberty!

Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 12d

For all our wonderful international followers, we've got a few (free!) online events this year!

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 12d

For all our wonderful international followers, we've got a few (free!) online events this year!

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 12d

You can read more about Rich in our @histparl.bsky.social 1690-1715 volumes.
He collaborated with James II but after the 1688 Revolution worked hard to re-establish his good Whig credentials...
www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-...

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 12d

It's the dawn of a new reporting period here at @histparl.bsky.social.
Over at the Georgian Lords expect to hear more about the ruined bibliophile, Edward Harley, 2nd earl of Oxford, and the 4th earl of Gainsborough, who was able to persuade Handel to write some numbers for a family amateur masque.

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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 13d

Really looking forward to Richard Ansel's talk on servants during the Grand Tour next Wednesday @long18thsem.bsky.social Here is a quick taster: www.tiktok.com/@long18thcen...

Join Dr Richard Ansell (Birkbeck) for a free online seminar. 5:30-7:30pm London time on Wed. Oct 8 via zoom. “Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour”. From valets to maids, dis...

TikTok video by Long 18th Century Seminar IHR

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 16d

For anyone who is #teaching #18thcentury politics and/or electoral culture, or is doing #localhistory or #familyhistory, do check out our ECPPEC web resource : it's chock-full of short informative essays, polling data, and artefacts #skystorians ecppec.ncl.ac.uk

Eighteenth-Century Political Participation & Electoral Culture

18th-century Britain is notorious for corrupt and restrictive politics, when few could vote, bribery and debauchery were commonplace. But it was also an age when modern democracy was being shaped.

ecppec.ncl.ac.uk

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 17d

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"I hope your lordship will not be discouraged if any Italian you may show it to should find fault that it is not Roman"...

The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 17d

"I thought it absolutely best to give it something of the castle air, though at the same time to make it regular"
Sir John Vanbrugh, one of several architects to work on the seat of the earls (dukes) of Manchester at Kimbolton (now, of course, a school)...
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drawing of a design for a building with regular towers at either end and a classical portico in the middle

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 17d

We rounded off the reporting period by welcoming a guest blog from @chountisdefabbri.bsky.social examining the importance horse-racing played, in particular at Ascot and Newmarket, in forging the first administration of the marquess of Rockingham...
historyofparliament.com/2025/09/04/f...

From Jockeys to Ministers: How Horse Racing Shaped Rockingham’s First Ministry - The History of Parliament

In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, we welcome Ioannes Chountis de Fabbri from the University of Aberdeen, who considers the importance of horse racing

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 17d

August saw Robin Eagles sharing information from one the latest articles to be completed by the Georgian Lords section, the 'unusual' archbishop of Canterbury, John Potter: son of a Yorkshire dissenter and father of the reputed satanist, Thomas Potter MP...
historyofparliament.com/2025/08/07/j...

John Potter, an unusual Archbishop of Canterbury - The History of Parliament

In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles examines the career of one of the lesser known Archbishops of Canterbury, who was able to make use

historyofparliament.com

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 17d

In July Charles Littleton turned to the 250th anniversary of the outbreak of the American War of Independence, re-examining the failed February 1775 attempt at conciliation with the American colonies...
historyofparliament.com/2025/07/03/s...

From bills to bullets: Spring 1775 and the approach to war in America - The History of Parliament

A recent article in this series looked at the debates in the House of Lords in early February 1775 on a bill for conciliation with the American colonies.

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