09 February 2023
We must obey the law whether we know about it or not!
In this episode, Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask Dr. Mari Takayanagi, historian, author, and the senior Parliamentary Archivist – part of a team which manages the more than 4 million historic records going back more than 500 years at the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Mari tells us:
· About the Magna Carta and the oldest Act and how they both mention children
· Why Acts were written on animal skins
· Why we need to know about laws created long ago
· How making laws has changed over the centuries
· How people find out about the current laws
Mari says that when she was 10 years old she loved being in the library and reading books. Her favourite historical object is the suffragette banner unfurled in the House of Commons in 1908 as part of the campaign for votes for women.
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Resources
https://archives.parliament.uk
Virtual Tour of Parliamentary Archive (Suffragette banner at 28:07 minutes)
https://learning.parliament.uk/en/
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/
Necessary Women: The Untold Story of Parliament’s Working Women by Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith and Dr Mari Takayanagi