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But how much do we know of the real political life of the country, even about that body which before the eyes of the nation has for centuries shaped its joint existence?</p> <p>Sir Lewis Namier </p> </div> </div> <div id="subheader"> <img src="/web/20120309104427im_/http://www.histparl.ac.uk/images/headerimage1.jpg" alt="The New Palace at Westminster, 1851 by E. Walker after Sir Charles Barry" title="The New Palace at Westminster, 1851 by E. Walker after Sir Charles Barry"/><br/> <img src="/web/20120309104427im_/http://www.histparl.ac.uk/images/credits/credit_main.gif" width="531" height="27"/></div> <div id="content"> <div id="maincontentarea"> <div id="textarea"> <h1>Welcome to the History of Parliament</h1> <p>The History of Parliament is a major academic project to create a scholarly reference work describing the members, constituencies and activities of the Parliament of England and the United Kingdom. The volumes either published or in preparation cover the House of Commons from 1386 to 1868 and the House of Lords from 1603 to 1832. They are widely regarded as an unparalleled source for British political, social and local history.</p> <div class="read_more"><a href="about.html">read more </a></div> <br/>  <h1>The History of Parliament Online</h1> <p>The History of Parliament is now available online. The History of Parliament Online contains the 21,420 biographies and the 2,831 constituency surveys so far published by the History of Parliament. New material added for the online version includes a growing collection of images, some new introductory articles on individual parliaments, and interpretative articles on events and concepts of significance for parliamentary history.</p> The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120309104427/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/" target="_blank">History of Parliament Online</a> is free of charge and available to all. <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="seperator"></div> <div id="contact_details"><strong>The History of Parliament Trust:</strong> 18 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2NS <strong>tel:</strong> +44 (0) 207 636 9269,<strong> email:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120309104427/mailto:info@histparl.ac.uk">info@histparl.ac.uk</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120309104427/mailto:info@histparl.ac.uk"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="kdweb"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120309104427/http://www.kdweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">Web Designers London</a>, 2006 Copyright The History of Parliament</div> </div> <div class="clearer"> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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