Church of England was essential to maintain the peace. Parliament only gradually removed restrictions on worship outside the Church of England, as well as the role of non-Anglicans in political life.

One of the key aims of the previous Government's higher education policy has been to increase choice and competition in the HE market. A controversial aspect of this policy has been the Government's ...

The magnificent hammer-beam roof of Westminster Hall is the largest medieval timber roof in Northern Europe. Measuring 20.7 by 73.2 metres (68 by 240 feet), the roof was commissioned in 1393 by ...

The Clerk of the House is the principal constitutional adviser to the House, and adviser on all its procedure and business, including Parliamentary privilege, and frequently appears before Select and ...

The following year, the Redistribution of Seats Act redrew boundaries to make electoral districts equal. As a result of this Act, most areas returned only one Member to Parliament, although 23 seats, ...

In 1895 a report by a government committee on the prison system concluded that the purpose of imprisonment should be to punish, but should also aim to reform the prisoner. It was felt that men and ...

The tower was originally designed as a royal entrance and a repository for the records of Parliament, and is now home to the Parliamentary Archives. On top of the tower is an iron flagstaff. From here ...