Political

The first German constitution was ratified in April 1871. Designed by Otto von Bismarck to preserve the old regime, it would eventually help bring about its downfall.

The Representation of the People Act, which received royal assent on 30 July 1948, abolished university constituencies.

Four historians consider the harm caused by those who should have helped their political masters.

A British public relations company in cahoots with sympathetic MPs was unable to whitewash the military regime that seized power in Greece in 1967.

In the politically chaotic decades before true universal suffrage, some infants found a way to vote in British elections.

How presidential images show us that in politics, as in entertainment, appearances matter.

Boris Johnson is facing a national crisis like few other prime ministers. Which of his predecessors will he draw comparisons with?

A lively, privileged group of young intellectuals grew ever more alarmed by the crises that struck Britain in the mid-1740s.

The uneasy balance between rulers and counsellors has been a feature of British politics for centuries.

Since the late 19th century, French politics has provided a testing ground for right-wing populism.