De Montfort Project
The De Montfort Project was an outreach project run by the Parliamentary Archives as a strand within Parliament's 2015 programme. Inspired by the 750th anniversary of the meeting of the De Montfort Parliament in 1265, the project consisted of a series of collaborative projects with regional archive services.
How did individuals contributed to the development of democracy? How have local areas been represented at Parliament throughout the past 750 years?
Project activities took place between April and December 2015 and included an exhibition, education workshops, lectures, community engagement events and a touring display. The archives we worked with were:
- Norfolk Record Office
- Glamorgan Archives
- The Keep
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Kent History and Library Centre
Case studies from the project have been published on Living Heritage:
- Radical Politicians in the North East
- Elections and Voting in 19th century Norfolk
- S.O. Davies and Workplace Compensation
- Charles Stanhope (3rd Earl Stanhope) and Religious Freedom
- Tufton Beamish and Wildlife Conservation
If you would like to discuss working with the Parliamentary Archives on future outreach project, contact us via email.