History of the Parliamentary Archives

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class="three-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-section-billboard/id_1155.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlSectionBillboard_imgMainBanner" alt=""/> <div id="content-small"> <a name="skipToContent"></a> <h1 id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_HeadingOne_ctlHeadingH1_h1Item"> History of the Parliamentary Archives </h1>  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p>Few visitors to Westminster, seeing the Victoria Tower rising at the south end of Parliament, realise its function. It was built in the middle of the 19th century by Sir Charles Barry for the safe-keeping of the historic records of Parliament, and it has continued to serve this purpose ever since. The story of these records is the story of the memory of Parliament.</p> </div>  <div class="tabs-wrapper parent"> </div> <div id="sub-landing-advanced"> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/">The history of record keeping</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1146.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Read about the history of Parliament's amazing records, from the middle ages to the present day</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/early-archive-of-ords/">The early archive of the Lords</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/lords-archive-17thc/">The Lords Archive in the 16th and 17th centuries</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/jewel-tower/">Storage at the Jewel Tower</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/early-archives-commons/">The early archives of the Commons</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/surviving-1834-fire/">Surviving the 1834 fire</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/early-20thc-archives/">The Early 20th century</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/history-of-record-keeping/evacuation-ww2-archives/">Evacuation during the Second World War</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/victoriatower/">The Victoria Tower</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/victoriatower/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1160.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Discover the real function of this famous London landmark: storing over 500 years of Parliament's history</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/victoriatower/purposebuilthome/">A purpose-built home</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/victoriatower/storingtherecords/">Storing the records</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/victoriatower/towersinterior/">Rebuilding the Tower's interior</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/victoriatower/towersexterior/">Preserving the Tower's exterior</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/the-records/">The records</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/the-records/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1166.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Early Acts, famous records. Find out more about some of the fascinating records in the Parliamentary Archives</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/the-records/some-early-acts/">Some early Acts</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/the-records/famous-records/">Famous records</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/the-records/truth-about-acts/">The truth about Acts</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/the-records/parchment-to-print/">From parchment to print</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-archives-today/">Contemporary context</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-archives-today/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1140.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="Contemporary context"/></a> <p> What work does the Archives do today? And is there a role for Archives in a digital world?</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-archives-today/public-exhibitions-archives/">Public exhibitions</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-archives-today/archives-digital-age/">The archives in the digital age</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl03_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-archives-today/archives-today/">The archives today</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/key-dates-archives/">Key dates</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl04_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/key-dates-archives/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1152.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl04_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="Key dates"/></a> <p> A chronology of the key moments in the history of the Archives, from the earliest records of the House of Lords in 1497 to the present</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl04_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl04_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/key-dates-archives/key1497-19th-century-arhives/">1497 to the 19th century</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl04_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl04_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/key-dates-archives/key-dates20th-present-archives-/">20th century to the present day</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/further-your-research-archives/">Further your research</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl05_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/further-your-research-archives/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1153.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl05_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="Further your research"/></a> <p> The Parliamentary Archives has a fascinating history. Find the best sources on the subject to help you learn more</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/expert-interviews-/">Expert interviews</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl06_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/expert-interviews-/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1178.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl06_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="Expert interviews "/></a> <p> A podcast explaining what the Parliamentary Archives do and the services they offer</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/">From the Parliamentary Collections: Black Rod</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_321.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Explore the Parliamentary Collections for images and documents from the Archives about Black Rod</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/henry-norrys/">An Act for the Attainder of Henry Norries</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/coronation-procession/">Coronation Procession of Charles II</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/trial-of-sacheverell-/">Trial of Dr. Henry Sacheverell for High Crimes and Misdemeanours</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/clifford-portrait/">Sir Augustus Clifford, Black Rod 1832-1877</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/ceremonial-sword/">Ceremonial Sword, 1896</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/black-rod-in-the-chamber/">Sir George Mills, Black Rod, in the House of Commons Chamber</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl07_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections/frank-twiss/">Sir Frank Twiss, Black Rod 1970-1978</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/">From the Parliamentary Collections: Royal Weddings</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117144447im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_321.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Explore the Parliamentary Collections for images and documents from the Archives about Royal Weddings</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/royal-marriage-act/">An Act for the better regulating the future Marriages of the Royal Family</a> </li> <li 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href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/princess-elizabeth-list-of-passholders/">List of passholders for wedding of Princess Elizabeth</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/princess-elizabeth-passes/">Passes for the Wedding of Princess Elizabeth </a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/princess-margaret-wedding-souvenir-programme/">Souvenir Programme for wedding of Princess Margaret</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/princess-margaret-wedding-order-of-service/">Order of Service for the wedding of Princess Margaret</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl08_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_hypLink" href="/web/20120117144447/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-collections-royal-weddings/princess-annes-wedding-/">Photograph of procession for Princess Anne's wedding</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="panel"> <div class="local-module">  <h2>Also within Living Heritage</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div class="itemImageWithTitle"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_hypLink"></a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p> </p><div> </div> 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