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History person at Durham University.

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From Repertoires to Recipes: Rethinking Political Organisation in the Long 19th Century* You have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader.

New Open Access article by Richard Huzzey and Katrina Navickas, 'From Repertoires to Recipes: Rethinking Political Organisation in the Long 19th Century' πŸ§πŸ’ΎπŸ‘‡πŸ’»πŸ™‹

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WKHAW9...

@richardhuzzey.bsky.social @katrinanavickas.bsky.social @parlhistjournal.bsky.social

02.03.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

As someone no longer in full-time research, I wasn't sure I'd get this over the line, but here it is!

This is my modest effort to (re)write Brazil into the history of Britain's involvement with transatlantic slavery.

Too many people to thank here but you know who you are!

Boa leitura, gente.

11.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Prof @richardhuzzey.bsky.social & Dr David Minto, from @durhamhistory.bsky.social, have been researching the life & legacy of Sam Green, thought to be the first openly gay politician elected in the UK.
Now there's a blue plaque in his memory:
www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

17.11.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to City of Durham Parish Council for a blue plaque to Sam Green, the 1st out gay politician elected in the UK (& probably the democratic world) as a Durham city councillor in 1972. Unveiled by
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk this weekend on Sam's childhood home. www.itv.com/watch/news/p...

17.11.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An honour to share the findings of our @ukri.org project on Petitioning and People Power with the legislators of the Petitions Committee of @lowersaxonypar.bsky.social on their visit to the UK. Our report with @hansardsociety.bsky.social available online: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

09.10.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#history #SkyStorians new article out out now! 'Women's campaigning, petitioning, and grassroots activism, 1945-1997' in Women's History Review. Co-authored with @abiedoubleyou.bsky.social @richardhuzzey.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social. OA.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.06.2025 10:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America from the Late Medieval Period to the Present, By Richard Huzzey, Maartje Janse, Henry Miller, Joris Oddens, Brodie Waddell This collection, the result of anΒ AHRC Research Network award, is a collaboration between economic, cultural and political historians, sociologists, politi

Ian Cawood reviews 'Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America from the Late Medieval Period to the Present', by @richardhuzzey.bsky.social, @maartjejanse.bsky.social, @henryjmiller.bsky.social, @jorisoddens.bsky.social and @brodiewaddell.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

29.05.2025 09:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to Ian for an interesting and insightful review!

29.05.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Petitions to the House of Commons, 1780-1918 – In Her Mind’s Eye Trends in large-scale political petitioning in the long 19th century

#PowerOfPetitioning people shared some nice data about 19th century petitioning, so I had some fun with it. mindseye.sharonhoward.org/posts/power-... (that's @richardhuzzey.bsky.social )

28.04.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you, Sharon! This is amazing work

07.05.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What were people petitioning parliament about from 1780 to 1918?

@sharonhoward.bsky.social's dataviz of #PowerOfPetitioning data from @richardhuzzey.bsky.social, @henryjmiller.bsky.social etc.

28.04.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 QUESTIONS REQUEST🚨

Do you have a burning question about how Parliament works? Or why it doesn't!

Our Parliament Matters team
@Darcyxtip.bluesky.social and @RuthFox.bluesky.social
are back in the studio to answer your questions tomorrow.

Use the link or reply below
⬇️hansardsociety.org.uk/pmuq

26.03.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Mark and Ruth sitting at a table preparing for the podcast

Mark and Ruth sitting at a table preparing for the podcast

Podcast in progress, with the Parliament Matters logo on big screen, room full of people

Podcast in progress, with the Parliament Matters logo on big screen, room full of people

Pleased to catch up with the latest @hansardsociety.bsky.social Parliament Matters podcast with @ruthfox.bsky.social @darcyxtip.bsky.social - I was in the @studyofparl.bsky.social live audience and it was great fun! www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

10.12.2024 09:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our lovely @richardhuzzey.bsky.social has teamed up with Prof. C. Leston-Bandeira, @darcyxtip.bsky.social, @ruthfox.bsky.social and @hansardsociety.bsky.social to create a podcast episode discussing petitions, parliament, and public engagement! Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

29.11.2024 16:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just discovered @henryjmiller.bsky.social is here to tag too! :)

28.11.2024 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...

Thoroughly enjoyed latest episode of Parliament Matters podcast featuring @estrangeirada.bsky.social and Richard Huzzey discussing Parliamentary petitioning, past and present. Read their @hansardsociety.bsky.social briefing here (what a brilliant picture!) www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

25.11.2024 11:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...

It draws from our research into petitioning in the 20th century - you can find a report on this research here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

26.11.2024 08:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's the point of petitioning Parliament? - Parliament Matters podcast, Episode 56 It’s Parliament Week, and Ruth and Mark are joined by researchers Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Richard Hussey to celebrate an unsung hero of Westminster: the petitioning system. Once on the verge of i...

What's the point of petitions - listen to me and Richard Huzzey talking to @ruthfox.bsky.social and @darcyxtip.bsky.social on their podcast about the history of petitioning parliament, in what ways today's e-petitions work and what could be better: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

26.11.2024 08:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This was excellent - very informative on the history and practice of parliamentary e-petitions. Well worth a listen.

26.11.2024 09:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...

Our podcast appearance coincides with launch of a report for @hansardsociety.bsky.social on our @ahrc-ukri.bsky.social project undertaken with @estrangeirada.bsky.social @abiedoubleyou.bsky.social & Henry Miller for @ahrc-ukri.bsky.social project www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

28.11.2024 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Parliament Matters: A podcast about the institution at the heart of our democracy Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies abou...

Episode 56 of Parliament Matters podcast from
@hansardsociety.bsky.social sees me fulfil a life goal of speaking with @ruthfox.bsky.social & @darcyxtip.bsky.social www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

28.11.2024 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0