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Died at noon #OnThisDay 1816 Richard Brinsley Sheridan, #theatre impresario, playwright & MP, whose oratory in #Parliament was second to none.
His death was "rapidly accelerated by grief, disappointment, & a deep sense of the neglect he experienced."
#HistParl #twitterstorians
I have been an independent scholar, activist and artist for 20 years. I have writing and art published, I have been an actor in films, theatre and tv, I have taught at universities and spoken in parliament. I am a podcaster. I am a wife. I am a parent. #TransPeopleAreRealPeople
#OnThisDay 5 July 1643 was the Battle of Lansdown in Somerset. Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller were narrowly defeated by the Royalist western army; the Cornish Cavalier Sir Bevil Grenville was killed in the fighting. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
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Akamatsu-sensei, known for Love Hina, Negima, Magister, Negi Magi, etc. went to parliament and spoke. The content is translated by seri3ma. Here's the link.
The key points of the content are
1、freedom of expression
2, The threat of foreign oligopoly
This is The Speaker of The Potentate of Leaving. They are the mouthpiece of a cosmic fascist yearning. The Potentate of Leaving would see all time and space swallowed by order. They are the first before The Gods, The Parliament, and are the reflection of mortal evil that once was
#OnThisDay 24 June 1643 John Hampden died of his wounds sustained days before at the Battle of Chalgrove Field. His loss was a severe blow to the Parliamentarian cause, as he was a moderating force between the various factions in Parliament. #17thCentury #EnglishCivilWar #OTD
June 23, 930, world's oldest parliament the Alþingi (or Althing) in #Iceland established. Meetings of the Althing were held in a large graben-structure formed by tectonic movements along the Mid-Ocean-Ridge crossing Iceland
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📢Abortion regulations in Northern Ireland have now passed!
In a 253 to 136 vote, the regulations have now passed their final parliamentary hurdle🎉
Congratulations to all of the incredible organisations who campaigned for this💪
#TheNorthisNow
#TodayInMystery 1215
In an effort to curtail an unpopular king, over-taxed barons compel John to seal #MagnaCarta at Runnymede in #Surrey. Though neither side honored their commitments, the articles provide a base on which a future #Parliament will form.
#OnThisDay #OTD #history
#OnThisDay 1330 Birth of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1376). Pictured: Design for a rectangular panel for the Parliament House, London. Inscribed in pencil in a later hand ‘Battle of Cressy. The black prince craves his father's blessing.’ probably drawn by Antonio Zucchi
Cartoon for @TheHillTimes #trudeau #justintrudeau #minorityparliament
#Otd 1891: Death of #Ennis, Co #Clare's James Patrick Mahon. Colourful character who was nationalist journalist, barrister, parliamentarian & international mercenary! Claimed to have instigated & fought 13 duels! Favourite of royalty who travelled world! https://t.co/jNPuLTOKdX
Confused and angry 😢#blacklivesmatter #WinstonChurchill #londonprotests #BorisJhonson #nazi #thugs @OwenJones84 @mrjamesob @SkyNews #Parliamentsquare #stella
The Holy Crown of Hungary, Hungarian Coat of Arms flanked by angels.
Atop the shield rests the Holy Crown of St. Stephen I of Hungary, a crown that remains in the Parliament building in Budapest today.
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We're seeking Black LGBTQ+ people who will be attending this weekends #BlackLivesMatter protests to be filmed for our latest documentary
Sat - Parliament Square 1PM
Sun - US Embassy 2PM
If interested DM for further details & meeting point
#OnThisDay 2 June 1643 Parliamentarian Midlands & Eastern commanders met at Nottingham: Lord Grey, Lord Willoughby, Oliver Cromwell, Sir John Gell & Capt. Hotham. Cromwell's plan to advance into Yorkshire to support the Fairfaxes was rejected. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
Morten Morland on #Rees-Mogg #Parliament #Christo #EasingLockdown #lockdown #CoronavirusPandemic - political cartoon gallery in London https://t.co/dePcTdnXF6
RT @penandpension: Voting in parliamentary elections in #Georgian England was neither democratic nor free from undue influence. By modern standards, the whole system could be labelled as corrupt and biased. https://t.co/xhYb4uKMoe
For years I have tried to draw attention to the Raif Badawi case, but without success. He won the #sakharovprize in 2015, but the #EuropeanParliament has still not been able to release him.