Fancy briefcases and parliamentary lecterns: the unusual story of how special boxes play a surprisingly iconic role in British political life.

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Parades, carriage rides, marching bands, and whispered conversations over dinner. What are State Visits, who arranges them, and what happens on one?

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A third episode for examining the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and for connected purposes.

This is our final episode for Pitt the Elder, featuring his actual premiership, later life, and review.

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An October 17th episode for celebrating Wilkes’ 300th Birthday. Here's our top 10 favourite facts about John Wilkes, whom you may remember from George Grenville Pt 2, and whose story on our podcast is not yet complete.

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A second episode for examining the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and for connected purposes.

This is our second of three episodes for Pitt the Elder, featuring Pitt's leadership during the Seven Years War.

Edited by Roberto Toro of Grand Embassy Productions

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An episode for examining the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and for connected purposes.

This is our first of three episodes for Pitt the Elder, featuring his ancestry, early life, and first forays into politics.

Cartoon of Sarah Churchill’s Ghost

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Oh Better Far to Live and Die by Gilbert & Sullivan, recorded by Malcolm Sargent & D'Oyly Carte (1929)

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The "rotten boroughs" were one of the most infamous corruptions in British political history, allowing MPs to be elected by tiny numbers of people, often under the control of wealthy local landowners, or even the government itself. In this episode, we look at their history and some of their sillier stories, as well as some of the other types of now-abolished constituencies.

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Music: "When I Was a Lad" from Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular, Decca Records, 1955

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Although serving as Lord Rockingham's political secretary, Edmund Burke made a name for himself not in politics, but in his thinking. In this episode, we take a look at the lasting intellectual legacy of one of Britain's most important political philosophers.

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A second episode for examining the Most Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Viscount Higham, Earl of Malton and for connected purposes. This is our second of three episodes for Lord Rockingham, featuring his first stint as Prime Minister.

Edited by Roberto Toro of Grand Embassy Productions

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An episode for examining the Most Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Viscount Higham, Earl of Malton and for connected purposes. This is our first of three episodes for Lord Rockingham, featuring the escapades of his youth and his early adulthood.

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