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Had a fantastic time at the Houses of Parliament for the launch last night - replete with mock squibs, bribery and treats via chocolate coins and wine, election ballads, and fellowship with colleagues. Truly a wonderful launch for a fascinating project. #politicalhistory #18thc

In the notorious 1784 general election, Charles Fox (born #OnThisDay 1749) secured the second seat at #Westminster, but it took until 1785 for him to be confirmed in place. See the full voting details on the 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture site: ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/case-study-con… #HistParl #elections

#ICYMI last year Dr Robin Eagles asked why in the 18th c. certain elections were contested while others were not. For some elections, there was even a real element of danger. Find out more👇 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture ow.ly/uz1V50OP6Ib

Now live on website "Books & Borrowing: Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers, 1750-1830" there's a fabulous new database now able to be readily accessed (borrowing.stir.ac.uk) - & link on Leighton Library website leightonlibrary.org.uk/books-and-borr…. It's in trial & test phase.../🧵👇

Very pleased to see this (open access) article out in the latest issue of Parliamentary History. It's a fantastic looking special issue with a great range of contributions stemming from some of the papers at the 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture conference in 2022! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/UTRMQ2BQ…

The winner of 18th Century Studies Prize for Digital Resources is the incredible @ECPPC_Project The judges were impressed by the scope of the project, it's ability to connect with a wide audience, & its potential to support future research. It will be showcased at our #BSECS2025 conference.

.18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture has been nominated for an International Digital Humanities award ‘BEST DH DATASET’ category. We're thrilled but competition is stiff. Anyone can vote-so I am pinning on my cockades & canvassing! Voting open until 30 Mar.: dhawards.org/dhawards2023/v… #twitterstorians

18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture solicits your votes for the international Digital Humanities Awards in the 'Best DH Dataset' category! The awards are voted for entirely by the public and close on 30 March. You can cast your vote at the bottom of the page here: dhawards.org/dhawards2023/v…

1807 Yorkshire election was the most expensive prior to 1832 Reform Act. Issues included controversy over Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (Mar. 1807) & the civil rights of Roman Catholics. 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture Dr Hillary Burlock #twitterstorians ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/features/yorks…

Voters? Canvassers? Objects of canvassing? Political hostesses? Officials in the election process? Find out more about women's electoral involvement & influence prior to 1832 - 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture #twitterstorians ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/features/woman…

To find out more about the material culture of elections in the 18th century, why not check out @ECPPEC's artefact explorer? ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/cultural-artif…

Have you ever wondered how your constituency voted in the 18th c.? If you are curious, 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture have produced an election directory, surveying elections between 1695 and 1832 all across England 👇 ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/election-direc…

Electors in the 18C often had their entitlement to vote challenged, so had to prove their case> Challenging votes - 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture #twitterstorians ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/features/chall…

As we wait for one final seat to be decided, it's worth remembering not only that pre-Reform elections could last for days, even weeks, & outcomes could be disputed for up to a year> Controverted Elections - 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture #twitterstorians ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/features/contr…

In our August issue of Historical Research: Mapping and ‘stage-managing’ elections in the long eighteenth century: electoral culture, popular politics and the rhetoric of political space by Kendra Packham buff.ly/4fm7SXy

MP, Lord Mayor of London, journalist, jailbird, and lover of strawberries... Why wouldn't you want to know about John Wilkes? And, as is posed in the podcast, why isn't there a movie about him yet? If It Ain’t Baroque… #twitterstorians #HistParl open.spotify.com/episode/4knQXy…

🚨The Parliamentary History Essay Prize 2024 is open! The prize is worth £500 and winners will have their essay published in Parliamentary History The submission deadline is 30 Nov 2024 Wiley Humanities History Of Parliament TheVictorianCommons The Georgian Lords #twitterstorians For details 👇 🧵1/4

There will be celebrations in the TheVictorianCommons to mark this great achievement from our senior research fellow Dr Martin Spychal! For a taster of his work, see victoriancommons.wordpress.com/tag/boundary-c…

"He who makes the most people drunk may depend upon the greatest number of votes" Abbe Le Blanc, on 18th-century British elections (1730s). #HistParl #twitterstorians 18thC Political Participation & Electoral Culture