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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers includes:
Eighteenth-Century Parliamentary Papers
Offered under ProQuest's Chadwyck-Healey brand, this collection contains documents illuminating many aspects of eighteenth-century history, from the widespread use of automated workflow during the Industrial Revolution to the shaping of a new democratic system during the American Revolution.
Read moreNineteenth-Century Parliamentary Papers
Parliamentary Papers are the most detailed primary source for nineteenth-century Britain, its colonies, and the wider world. They are the working documents of government for all areas of social, political, economic, and foreign policy.
Read moreTwentieth-Century Parliamentary Papers
This is a comprehensive collection, including all of the papers issued by the House of Commons after 1901, in all formats: Bills, Reports of Committees, Reports of Commissioners, Accounts and Papers and Command Papers (included within the Reports of Commissioners and Accounts and Papers).
Read moreHouse of Commons Parliamentary Papers
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers empowers researchers to explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries.
Read moreHouse of Lords Parliamentary Papers
The House of Lords Parliamentary Papers provides online access to previously unseen and valuable historical documents and is the only digitized collection of 19th century House of Lords Parliamentary Papers.
Read morePublic Petitions to Parliament, 1833-1918
This collection shows how “the people” during the 19th Century influenced Parliament on political, ecclesiastical, colonial, taxation, and many other topics relevant to Britain and Empire.
Read moreHansard 1803-2005
Hansard provides an edited record of parliamentary debates and questions, including written ministerial statements and answers to parliamentary questions as well as the transcripts of debates.
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