Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on Warren Hastings, who was tried for impeachment in 1788 over what was claimed to be his corrupt government of India.
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Professor Vernon Bogdanor gives a short lecture on the 1911 Parliament Act which established the primacy of the House of Commons over the House of Lords.
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How can Parliament kill a king? Historian Kate Williams delivers a short lecture on how Parliament challenged the divine right of kings in 1649 and put Charles I on trial for high treason.
First broadcast: on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on Warren Hastings, who was tried for impeachment over what was claimed to be his corrupt government of India.
First broadcast: on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Professor Vernon Bogdanor on the 1931 National Government formed by Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald to avoid a general election during a financial crisis.
Professor Vernon Bogdanor delivering a short lecture on the 1975 referendum held to either confirm the UKs membership of the Common Market or leave it.
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Professor Vernon Bogdanor delivering a short lecture on the 1975 referendum held to either confirm the UKs membership of the Common Market or leave it.
First broadcast: on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Historian Kate Williams on the 1832 Reform Act, which widened the franchise for general elections, created constituencies in new cities and abolished the 'rotten boroughs'.
Historian Sean Lang delivers a short lecture on the 1947 Indian Independence Act which partitioned British India into the two new dominions of India and Pakistan.