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class="hero-section">   <div class="rte"> <p>Living Heritage offers an insight into the political, social and cultural roles Parliament has played in the development of British society over nearly a thousand years.</p> <p>Through these pages explore Parliament's history, its place at the heart of the UK's national heritage, and its continuing significance in our lives today.</p> </div>  </div> <div id="landing-basic"> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/">The building & its collections</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-right-panel/id_430.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="The building and its collections"/></a> <p>One of most iconic buildings in the world, the Palace of Westminster and its fascinating collection of national treasures provide a unique perspective on the events that have shaped modern Britain</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/">The Palace of Westminster</a> </li> <li 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href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/">The evolution of Parliament</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-right-panel/id_249.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="The evolution of Parliament"/></a> <p>From meeting place of the King and his advisory council to the workplace of the representatives of the people in a 21st century democracy</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li 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href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/">People & Parliament transforming society</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-right-panel/id_427.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctrlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt="People & Parliament transforming society"/></a> <p>Investigating the relationship between Parliament and the citizen and how dialogue, representation and protest have brought about progressive legislation and changes in society</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li 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id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlMainImageThumb_imgImageNoLink" alt=""/> <strong>From the Parliamentary Collections: Women & the Vote</strong> </a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p></p><div> <p>November 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of a major suffragette demonstration in Parliament Square. Read the police report, and see postcards of suffragette leaders.</p></div> </div>  <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlRelatedLinks_rptRelatedLinks_ctl00_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlRelatedLinks_rptRelatedLinks_ctl00_hypRelatedLink" href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/parliamentary-collections/">From the Parliamentary Collections: Women and the Vote</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="local-module">  <h2>Houses of History</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div class="itemImageWithTitle"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl01_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_hypLink"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-right-panel/id_9594.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl01_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlMainImageThumb_imgImageNoLink" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p><a href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/houses-of-history/">Watch this video</a> to experience one thousand years of history at the Palace of Westminster in just three minutes. You will see the shift in power from the monarch to the people, the emergence of universal suffrage, and the amazing history of the Palace itself.</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <div class="local-module">  <h2>This month in Parliamentary history</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> </div> <div class="thumbnail-image-list"> <ul> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl02_ctlSetSubPages_rptRelatedPages_ctl01_liItem" class="last"> <div class="itemImageWithTitle"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl02_ctlSetSubPages_rptRelatedPages_ctl01_ctlLocalModuleItem_hypLink" href="/web/20111225110907/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentwork/communicating/overview/televisingparliament/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111225110907im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_5999.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl02_ctlSetSubPages_rptRelatedPages_ctl01_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlMainImageThumb_imgImageNoLink" alt=""/> <span>8 Dec 1983: Televising the Lords</span> </a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p>The House of Lords voted to allow live broadcasts of discussions from its chamber. 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