Parliament Collection

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin

Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Hull Shops 1970S
A typical late 20th century pedestrian shopping area. This one is in Hull, Yorkshire, England, on the corner of Parliament Street

1832 Victorian Map of Tavistock

An architectural group in Westminster (engraving)
603200 An architectural group in Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An architectural group in Westminster: Westminster Hospital)

Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH
A suffragette board game called Pank-A-Squith which was first advertised in the pages of Votes for Women, October 1909

Flag of the Scottish Covenanters
The Flag of the Scottish Covenanters. They were Presbyterians sworn to defend their religion, part of a Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland against the English

Labour clears the way. Labour Party poster of 1910 challenging the House of Lords rejection of the Peoples Budget
ENGLAND: LABOUR POSTER. Labour clears the way. Labour Party poster of 1910 challenging the House of Lords rejection of the Peoples Budget

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, London
A publicity photograph of the Massey Shaw fireboat with the Houses of Parliament in the background, used by the London County Council to promote the London Fire Brigade in its publications

Big Ben and London Tram
A wet evening at the Westminster Bridge end of the Victoria Embankment, with Big Ben showing the light which indicates that Parliament is sitting. Note also the tram

William Pitt the Younger addressing Parliament
William Pitt (the Younger) addressing the House of Commons

Routemaster Bus
A No.76 Routemaster bus drives past the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, on its way to Stoke Newington, north London

Gladstone / Home Rule Bill
The House of Commons, February 13 1893. William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, introduces the Second Home Rule Bill

UK, London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Eye beyond

Police Officers London
Police officers wearing old and new uniforms. On left wearing 1980 uniform, on right the old from the period 1959-1980 Metropolitan Police in London near Houses of Parliament

UK, England, London, River Thames and Big Ben

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

Enoch Powell, controversial British politician
(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974

A Chartist party, 1843
Chartists attempte to force their giant charter through parliament. 1843

Charles I and Speaker Lenthall, c1850, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Charles I and Speaker Lenthall, c1850, (1947). On 4 January 1642, King Charles I (1600-1649, standing, in hat) entered the House of Commons to arrest five Members of Parliament for high treason

Inside the clock face of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Bridge, Thames, London, England, United Kingdom

ENGLAND: TRADE CHARTER. Act of Parliament, 13 October 1698, establishing the English
ENGLAND: TRADE CHARTER

Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Berlin. Germany
Dome of the Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament, designed by Norman Foster (b.1935). Interior. Berlin. Germany

Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parlia
Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou

Poster, River Thames at Westminster, London. Date: 1954

Westminster Bridge and Parliament on a Christmas card
Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, with Big Ben, inside a Christmas card from Stanley Baldwin (at that time British Prime Minister). (2 of 2) Date: 1928

Suffragette Lancashire Lass Arrested. A Lancashire lass in clogs and shawl being Escorted Through Palace Yard by two burly policemen

John Passmore Edwards, Vanity Fair, Spy
JOHN PASSMORE EDWARDS MP (1823 - 1911) Liberal Member of Parliament for Salisbury, Philanthropist, British journalist, owner and editor of the London newspaper The Echo

Daniel Webster addressing the United States Senate
BAL124507 Daniel Webster addressing the United States Senate, in the Great Debate on the Constitution and the Union in 1850, 1860 (engraving) (b&w photo) by American School

Turnout of vehicles from Lambeth HQ, with the River Thames and Houses of Parliament in the background

Smoking club, 18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)

DERAIN: BIG BEN, 1906. Big Ben, London. Oil on canvas by Andr Derain, 1906
DERAIN: BIG BEN, 1906. Big Ben, London. Oil on canvas by Andr© Derain, 1906

UK, England, London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Eye and Lambeth Bridge

View of the Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Parliament building and the Danube River from the Castle district, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Big Ben under Scaffold
Big Ben covered with scaffolding as the masonry is repaired and cleaned

Battle of Lansdowne
BATTLE OF LANSDOWNE The Royalists under Hopton, advancing on Bath, are halted by the Parliament army under Waller : the Royalists win the day, though with heavy Date: 5 July 1645

Chain Bridge, Four Seasons Hotel, Gresham Palace and St. Stephens Basilica at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Interior of the Commons chamber, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The River Thames, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the evening, London, England, UK

Houses of Commons / Lords
Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Commons (top) A debate on the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords (bottom)

The Queen meeting her New Parliament
1623121 The Queen meeting her New Parliament, passing through the Corridor to the House of Lords (engraving) by Overend

The Opening Of Dail Eireann, Or Chamber Of Deputies, Of The Irish Free State Parliament, Dublin, Ireland On September 9, 1922. From The Story Of 25 Eventful Years In Pictures, Published 1935

Queen Victoria opening Parliament 1886
Queen Victoria opening Parliament, Lord Chancellor Baron Halsbury reading the Queens speech at Westminster Palace, London. Date: 21st January 1886

Croatia, Zagreb, St. Markls Square at Dawn

Massey Shaw fireboat on the River Thames with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Buses crossing Westminster Bridge by Houses of Parliament, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

GLC-LFB Lambeths pump escape on the road
Lambeth fire stations pump-escape pictured on Lambeth Palace Road, SE1, in September 1966, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

John Mad Jack Fuller, philanthropist
John Fuller (1757-1834), English philanthropist. Fuller was born at North Stoneham, Hampshire. At the age of four he lost his father, the local clergyman, and at ten was sent to Eton College

New Scottish Parliament building, architect Enric Miralles, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

New Scottish Parliament building, architect Enric Miralles, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of Reichstag Building, designed by Norman Foster, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Sunset over the Houses of Parliament, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Westminster, from across the River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

2nd Earl Grey / Lawrence
Right Honourable Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey Member of Parliament

Palace of Parliament, former Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Westminster, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal MP at the despatch box

Westminster & London C16
London and Westminster in 1584

Official certificate of naturalisation awarded to new British Citizens

The Orszaghaz, the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest
The Hungarian Parliament Building, the Orszaghaz, in Budapest, Hungary

Netherlands, The Hague, Binnenhof Dutch Parliament buidings, dusk

The Opening of the New Parliament by the Queen
1062155 The Opening of the New Parliament by the Queen, the Royal Procession crossing the Princes Chamber on the Way to the House of Peers (engraving) by English School

Cartoon, The Confidence Trick! (Northcote and Disraeli)
Cartoon, The Confidence Trick

Estonia, Tallinn, Pikk Hermann Tower, part of Toompea Castle, and Estonian Parliament building

Mottoes used on banners in English Civil War
Devices and mottoes used by Parliament officers on standards and banners in the English Civil War, 1641-47

Tsar Nicholas II at the opening ceremony of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 1906

Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP
Sir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s

Sir Charles Dalbiac, British army officer and MP
Sir James Charles Dalbiac (1776-1847), British army officer (rising to Lieutenant General) with the 4th Light Dragoons, and MP for Ripon. Date: early 19th century

Members of St Kilda Parliament, Isle of Harris, Scotland
Members of the St Kilda Parliament, Isle of Harris, Scotland. It was an informal, democratic group of men who met on a regular basis in the village street to agree on any work to be done

Budapest parliament at Sunrise time, Budapest, Hungary

UK, England, London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Lambeth Bridge

Exterior of State Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Britain-Royals-Politics
Yeoman of the Guard walk in through the Sovereigns entrance before Britains Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the Houses of Parliament on May 18, 2016

St. Marks Church and Croatian Parliament in Zagreb, Croatia
St. Marks Church and the Croatian Parliament in St. Marks Square in Zagreb, Croatia

Hungary - Budapest - The Parliament Building. The buildings were built according to plans of the architect Imre Steindl between 1885 and 1902. Date: circa 1930s

Parliament (Orszaghaz) through arches of Fishermens Bastion (Halaszbastya) at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

The neo-gothic Hungarian Parliament building, designed by Imre Steindl, illuminated at night, and the River Danube, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Opening of Parliament, 1886
Members of Parliament taking the oath during the opening ceremonies, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Thames River in London, mid-1800s
Westminster and the Houses of Parliament from the Thames, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

George Lansbury Pamphlet, Smash Up the Workhouse
The cover of George Lansburys 1909 pamphlet Smash Up the Workhouse

England, Greater London, City of Westminster

Queens robing room, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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"Parliament: A Tapestry of History, Politics, and Iconic Landmarks" Step into the world of Parliament, where history unfolds and democracy takes center stage. From William Hogarth's famous painting "Beer Street, " depicting a lively scene outside a tavern near Westminster to the Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH, reflecting the struggle for women's rights in early 20th century Britain. Labour clears the way with their powerful poster challenging the House of Lords' rejection of the Peoples Budget in 1910. The image captures their determination to fight for social justice and equality. In Budapest, Hungary stands an architectural marvel - the Hungarian Parliament at dusk. Its grandeur is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, symbolizing democracy's strength across Europe. The Flag of Scottish Covenanters reminds us of Scotland's long-standing commitment to religious freedom and resistance against tyranny within Parliament's walls. As we stroll through London streets, we encounter iconic symbols such as Routemaster Buses bustling past LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw on River Thames – a testament to Londoners' resilience even during emergencies. William Pitt the Younger addresses Parliament with eloquence and conviction – his words shaping policies that would shape nations. Police officers stand guard outside this historic institution ensuring safety while preserving democratic values. Inside Big Ben's clock face lies intricate machinery that has kept time for over a century – its chimes echoing throughout Palace of Westminster. This timeless landmark represents stability amidst political change. Gazing upon Houses from afar reveals its majestic presence alongside Big Ben and London Eye beyond. It serves as a reminder that democracy thrives when people actively engage in politics and hold their representatives accountable. And finally, Big Ben standing tall beside a passing London Tram signifies continuity between tradition and modernity within this vibrant cityscape – reminding us that progress can coexist with historical significance. Parliament embodies our collective aspirations for representation, freedom, and progress.