(BSL) Online tour of the Parliamentary Archives and the Victoria Tower with Dr Mari Takayanagi

Explore the unique and beautiful collections of the Parliamentary Archives and the building that holds them through our online virtual tour. Learn about some of the four million historical records of the House of Commons and House of Lords dating back more than 500 years that document our democratic heritage.
In this tour we will give you a close-up look of original Acts of Parliament including one of the very earliest we hold from 1497, a Royal Commission with the beautiful signature and huge seal of Queen Elizabeth I, and a suffragette banner unfurled in the House of Commons in 1908.”
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Learn about the Victoria Tower
02:27 The History of the Archives
04:11 The Fire of 1834
06:17 The Rebuilding of Parliament
08:01 The Well
09:15 Central spiral staircase
10:39 Meet the Conservators
15:41 The Second World War
16:40 Intro to the Tower Learning Space
17:13 One of the oldest Acts in the Collection
18:53 Handel Naturalisation Act 1727
20:20 The Secret Ballot Act 1872
21:50 Elizabeth I's rebuke to Parliament 1581
22:55 Elizabeth I Prorogues Parliament 1573
24:10 Letter from Charles I to Prince Maurice 1644
25:36 Dundee Harbour by Thomas Telford 1815
26:17 American Declaration of Independence 1776
27:04 Tracy Gravestone 1847
28:07 Suffragette banner 1908
29:07 Accession Declaration of Elizabeth II 1952
30:08 Conclusion and Credits
Parliamentary Digital Service Film Production
Presenters:
Mari Takayanagi, Senior Archivist, Parliamentary Archives
Katerina Laina, Collections Care Manager, Parliamentary Archives
Director:
Vanda Ladeira
Director of Photography:
Zoran Veljkovic
Film Editor:
Paul Harvey-Douglas
Producers:
Paul Harvey-Douglas
Jessica McCarthy
Script:
Paul Harvey-Douglas
Katerina Laina
Penny McMahon
Mari Takayanagi
Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga
Production Assistant:
Tiago Wist
Image supplied courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery:
George Frideric Handel
attributed to Balthasar Denner
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1726-1728
NPG 1976
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Music excerpts courtesy of Free Music Archive and we are grateful to the following composer for use of their work:
“Her Majesty" by Scott Holmes Music
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0) License
“Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes Music
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0) License
“Victoria” by Scott Holmes Music
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0) License
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scottholmesmusic.com/