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!
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How Turner Captured Parliament Burning in 1834
If you enjoyed this, you might also like these other blogposts about JMW Turner: Inspiration Talking Titles On the Anniversary of Turner’s Death
Publication Day
It’s finally here! More…
How I Got to Here
So, with just a week to go until publication of The Day Parliament Burned Down, the story behind the story… When I began work at the Parliamentary Archives in 1999, I often found myself having to tell readers in our public searchroom that nearly all of the historic Commons’ records were lost in the fire of […]
Chance, the London Firemen’s Dog
Stop me not! But onward let me jog! For I am Chance, the London firemen’s dog!
A Regency Child’s Playing Cards
A few years ago I went to an auction and bid for a cardboard box of miscellaneous bits and bobs. Hidden among the items was a small box (not the reason for the bid) containing some children’s playing cards, dated about 1820. They are designed to teach Regency children their ‘Times Tables’ and to add up […]
