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The Office of Housekeeper of the House of Lords
Author(s) -
SAINTY J.C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
parliamentary history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1750-0206
pISSN - 0264-2824
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-0206.2008.00039.x
Subject(s) - parliament , residence , law , lower house , political science , history , sociology , demography , politics
This note illustrates one aspect of the process whereby the palace of Westminster evolved from a royal residence into the seat of parliament, explains how the housekeeper of that palace came to be associated with the house of lords and lists the holders of the office from the 16th to the 19th century.