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The YEAR Parliament Burned Down

22 December 2013 By Caroline Shenton

The YEAR Parliament Burned Down

Well, 2013’s been a year and half, that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing it with me. Here’s a bit of a recap for those not on the rollercoaster: January The Day Parliament Burned Down is shortlisted for the Longman-History Today Prize. I attend the jolly party, and while the book doesn’t win, I’m just delighted […]

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Talking Books 1: My Patented Talk-Giving Pack

24 October 2013 By Caroline Shenton

Having given over 50 talks in the last year or so, I now have packing for them down to a fine art.  The perfect history book talk pack comprises the following for me: One small hard-sided suitcase with wheels – cabin baggage size. Mine is this one – yes, expensive but very hard-wearing, has an interior net on […]

Filed Under: Events and Speaking, Publicising the Book

Happy Anniversary, Great Fire of Westminster!

16 October 2013 By Caroline Shenton

Happy Anniversary, Great Fire of Westminster!

Yes, it’s 179 years since the old Houses of Parliament burned down. Last year there was the very successful real-time tweet of the events of 16 October 1834 (you can still see the story as it unfolded on Twitter), and this year there are more treats to mark the anniversary. Firstly, there’s a brand new […]

Filed Under: Parliamentary History, Publicising the Book, The 1834 Fire

My Hot Date with Mr Turner

1 April 2013 By Caroline Shenton

My Hot Date with Mr Turner

I’m currently on a lecture tour for the Royal Oak Foundation (Americans in Alliance with the National Trust), and a few days ago I had the opportunity to visit one of the great Turner oils of the 1834 fire – which now hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. During the writing of The Day […]

Filed Under: Old Palace of Westminster, Publicising the Book, The 1834 Fire, Writing and Researching

Relics of the Old Palace of Westminster

9 November 2012 By Caroline Shenton

Relics of the Old Palace of Westminster

One of my hopes on publishing The Day Parliament Burned Down was that new information which I had been unable to track down in my research would come to light when readers and audiences got to hear about the fire.  The most obvious one was to find out what ultimately happened to Chance the dog, but I also […]

Filed Under: Old Palace of Westminster, Publicising the Book, The 1834 Fire, Writing and Researching

178 Years Ago Today…

16 October 2012 By Caroline Shenton

178 Years Ago Today…

On the 178th anniversary of The Day Parliament Burned Down, I’m enjoying this cartoon… If you’d like to follow the story of the 1834 fire in real time today and tomorrow, go to Twitter and follow @ParliamentBurns.  See you there!

Filed Under: Publicising the Book, The 1834 Fire

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Dr Caroline Shenton is an archivist and historian. Her book The Day Parliament Burned Down won the Political Book of the Year Award in 2013. Read More…

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