House of Lords

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The “Letters of Junius” were widely reprinted in the colonies, and Richmond would become the first member of the House of Lords to endorse American independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Heffer is a professor of modern British history at the University of Buckingham and sits in the British House of Lords as Lord Blackwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

King Charles has outlined the government's law-making plans for the coming year in a speech to the House of Lords.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

King Charles will deliver the proposals from a golden throne in the House of Lords upper chamber while wearing the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a long crimson robe.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In 1807 a bill to ban all English involvement in slave trading passed the House of Commons, then the House of Lords.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson