Commons Collection

Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch
The Holloway Brooch, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, for presentation to W.S.P.U released prisoners

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

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

Winston Churchill inspecting the damage to the House of Commons after an attack during the Blitz

Old town, Marbella, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Piazza Anfiteatro, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

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

Suffragette Campaign Muriel Matters Pankhurst. The campaign of the suffragettes in October 1908, including demonstration in Trafalgar Square, the trial of Mrs

Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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)

Old Town Square at Christmas time and Old Town Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Old Town Square at Christmas time and Tyn Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Piazza Anfiteatro, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Postcard / Minister
A Minister assailed by Suffragettes outside the House of Commons

Sir Robert Walpole / Mini
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP in the House of Commons

Saint Benedict Square, Norcia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Suffragette Rush House of Commons Flyer 1908. An original leaflet/flyer issued by the WSPU

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst Trafalgar Square. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst attending a crowd in Trafalgar Square. Invites them to Rush the House of Commons on 13th october 1908. Date: 1908

First female to speak in the House of Commons
Margaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber

Old Town Square at Christmas time and St. Nicholas church, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Peel / Arthur Wellesley
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, first viscount PEEL son of sir Robert Peel statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons

Disraeli Speaks / 1875
Tory Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli speaks during a debate on Irish Home Rule

Eminent Politicians / 1886
Eminent politicians including Gladstone, Randolph Churchill and Charles Stewart Parnell gather in the Commons Lobby

Margaret Wintringham during her election campaign
Margaret Wintringham (1879 - 1955), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Louth between 1921 and 1924

Margaret Wintringham (1879 - 1955), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Louth between 1921 and 1924

Susan Lawrence (1871-1947), British Labour (socialist) politician. One of the early female Members of Parliament, she was elected in 1923-1924 and 1926-1931

Sir William Harcourt
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827 - 1904). English Politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Disraeli as Pm / 1868
Disraeli addresses the Commons for the first time as Prime Minister, following Lord Derbys resignation. Date: March 1868

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Introducing the Munitions Bil
Illustration showing David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, then Minister of Munitions

Pitt in Commons / 1804
William Pitt (the Younger) addresses the House in 1804, the year he began his second spell as Prime Minister

Royal Procession 1804
The Royal procession takes king George III to Westminster to open Parliament

Disraeli / First Budget
William Gladstone attacks Benjamin Disraelis first budget speech, which had lasted five hours

Chained to Rail / Iln / 1908
A suffragette chained to grille in the House of Commons

USK borough/town plan. REFORM ACT. Llanbadoc. Monmouthshire. DAWSON, 1832 map Artist/engraver/cartographer: Cartography by Robert K. Dawson Lieut. R.E. Lithography by J. Netherclift

BOREHAMWOOD Elstree London Colney Street St Albans Radlett Shenley CARY 1786 map Artist/engraver/cartographer: J Cary

Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons Chamber and dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1653. Behind him, a group of Roundheads arrest a cavalier. Take away that Bauble

Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604

Home Rule Bill of 1912
John Redmond (1856 - 1918), leader of the Irish party, claiming home bill for Ireland

Churchill cheered for Oran speech, 1940
After his Oran speech in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill(1874-1965) is cheered by his fellow MPs

Timothy Michael Healey - Irish Nationalist Politician
Strong T. Timothy Michael Healey (1855-1931), an Irish Nationalist Politician and British MP. Date: 1900

ENGLAND London Westminster Big Ben St Stephens Tower Houses of Parliament

St Stephens Chapel was a chapel in the old Palace of Westminster which served as the chamber of the House of Commons of England and that of Great Britain from 1547 to 1834

The Houses of Parliament, Palace of Westminster, London, England in the 19th century
3083164 The Houses of Parliament, Palace of Westminster, London, England in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England)

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, 1829 - 1912
3083264 Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, 1829 - 1912.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Liberal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons)

Water Celebration on the Commons
2900987 Water Celebration on the Commons; (add.info.: Water celebration, on Boston Common, October 25th 1848.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

House of Commons in session in the Houses of Parliament which were destroyed by fire in 1834
527938 House of Commons in session in the Houses of Parliament which were destroyed by fire in 1834. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor
2638483 Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, 1879 - 1964. First woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, seen here campaigning during the 1919 Election

Thomas Sexton, 1848-1932
3083187 Thomas Sexton, 1848-1932.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish journalist, financial expert, nationalist politician)

William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898)
527665 William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), British Liberal statesman, introducing his Home Rule bill for Ireland in the House of Commons, 1886. Engraving c1895. ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Samuel Plimsoll addressing the Commons, 1850
3330624 Samuel Plimsoll addressing the Commons

The member's lobby, The House of Commons
3083191 The member's lobby, The House of Commons, Westminster Palace, London

Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, 1814 - 1892
3062107 Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, 1814 - 1892.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Liberal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons)

William Pitt the Younger addressing the House of Commons, 1793 (engraving)
532850 William Pitt the Younger addressing the House of Commons

Boston, Massachusetts, USA at Boston Public Garden in the autumn season

George Washington Monument at Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts, USA downtown skyline over the park at dusk

House of Commons Dining Room, Victorian period

Cartoon, The Sleeping Palace (of Westminster)
Political cartoon, The Sleeping Palace (of Westminster), at the end of a long and weary House of Commons session - a parody of a painting by Burne-Jones, The Garden Court Date: 1891

King Charles I taking the Speaker's Chair in a failed attempt to arrest five MPs for treason Date: 1642

Clapham Common
This painting shows a vast number of well dressed figures at Clapham Common, a large park in south London

Parliament seating plan - Westminster, London Date: 1925

A week of political stories
Headlines of different newspaper for the week. The Pall Mall Gazette, The Globe, The Daily Telegraph and the Evening standard all giving the top stories for that week. The left image is of Mr

Bonar Law, opposition leader
Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858A a€" 30 October 1923) was a BritishA ConservativeA politician who served asA Prime Minister of the United KingdomA from 1922 to 1923

Lord Salisbury's stables in Hatfield house. Known as Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil

Members of the new house of commons 1900
A section of 16 members of the new house of commons (1900). Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Winston Churchill

Portrait of the Hon W F D Smith
Portrait of the HON. W. F. D. SMITH, (12 August 1868 ?? 16 June 1928), known as Frederick Smith. He was an English business man and politician

Mrs Allhusen
A portrait oil painting of Dorothy Allhusen, the wife os Augustus Henry Eden Allhusenmm, who was an English Conservative Party politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1897 to 1906

Edmund Burke and the Iron Duke
Two Baxter portrait prints of the following men

The Houses of Parliament from across the River Thames
The history of the building goes back almost 1, 000 years. There are two Houses - the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Just at the left hand side of the picture Westminster Abbey can be seen

Cartoon, The Stage Door of the Future
Women's suffrage cartoon, The Stage Door of the Future, with stage door Johnnies waiting for women MPs to emerge from the House of Commons. Date: 1920

Prime Minister, Joseph Chamberlain in the House of Commons, introducing the Commonwealth of Australia Bill

Michael Hicks Beach (1837 - 1916), statesman, chancellor of the exchequer, introducing his financial proposals. Date: 14 April 1902

Chartist petition procession
A print of the chartists procession of 1842 taking the great national petition of 3, 317, 702 signatures to the House of Commons

George Thomas, British Labour Party politician
Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy (1909-1997), British Labour Party politician, MP from 1945 to 1983, best known as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1983

Keith Vaz and Bernie Grant, Labour Party politicians
Keith Vaz (Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, b 1956) and Bernie Grant (Bernard Alexander Montgomery Grant, 1944-2000), British Labour politicians

Michael Foot and Tony Blair, British Labour politicians
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

Ian Mikardo, British Labour politician
Ian Mikardo (1908-1993), nicknamed Mik, British Labour and Co-operative politician, a left-wing backbench MP for four decades in the House of Commons, and a Zionist

Michael Foot giving a speech, with Nye Bevan on the left
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

Michael Foot, Labour politician, giving a speech
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

Michael Foot, Labour politician and writer
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), English Liberal statesman, addressing the House of Commons during a debate on Irish Home Rule

Carrying of the second reading of the first reform bill in the House of Commons. Date: 21 March 1831

Charles Bradlaugh at the Bar at the House of Commons, c. 1892-93 (oil on canvas)
1218284 Charles Bradlaugh at the Bar at the House of Commons, c.1892-93 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 228.4x121.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

William Pitt the Younger addressing the House of Commons
878604 William Pitt the Younger addressing the House of Commons, 1793. Detail of a picture by Anton Hickel. William Pitt the Younger, 1759 -1806. British politician and Prime Minister

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"Commons: A Tapestry of History, Activism, and Beauty" Step back in time to the 18th century as William Pitt the Younger passionately addresses Parliament, shaping the course of British politics. Witness the courage and determination of suffragettes like W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch, who fought tirelessly for women's rights. Enter a different era with Winston Churchill's indomitable spirit echoing through the halls of power. Marvel at Gladstone's Home Rule Bill, a pivotal moment in Ireland's quest for self-governance. Travel across continents to Old Town in Marbella, Malaga, Andalucia - an enchanting corner of Spain where history whispers through every cobblestone street. Immerse yourself in Muriel Matters Pankhurst's suffragette campaign that reverberated throughout Europe. Discover the timeless beauty of Piazza Anfiteatro in Lucca, Tuscany - a captivating square steeped in Italian charm and history. Feel your heart soar amidst Prague's Old Town Square during Christmas time as Tyn Cathedral stands tall against twinkling lights - a sight straight out of fairy tales. Closer to home lies Boston Common; its sprawling green expanse has witnessed countless gatherings and protests that have shaped American democracy. Stand before the majestic Houses of Commons/Lords on London’s River Thames – symbols of democratic governance etched into posterity. From postcards capturing picturesque views to ministers making crucial decisions along the banks of River Thames at Westminster – these images remind us that they can not just physical spaces but also repositories for collective memory and aspirations.