The House of CommonsThe House of Commons volumes, part of the History of Parliament series, are a major academic project describing the House's members, constituencies and activities covering the period 1386-1832. Consists of biographies of every person who sat as a member of the House during the period concerned; descriptions of each election during the period in each constituency; and an introductory survey, pulling together and analysing the information given in the biographies and constituency histories. |
Contents
INTRODUCTORY SURVEY by R G Thorne I | 4 |
General elections | 110 |
The Members | 278 |
The changing face of the House and political parties | 333 |
APPENDICES by R G Thorne | 357 |
First ministers and leaders of the House of Commons | 390 |
403 | |
List of Contributors | 9 |
CONSTITUENCIES I | 260 |
List of Contributors | 625 |
MEMBERS AF I | |
VOLUME IV | 6 |
List of Contributors | |
VOLUME V | 200 |
MEMBERS QY I | |
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