{"id":69191,"date":"2022-01-23T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69191"},"modified":"2022-01-22T10:07:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:07:38","slug":"the-abandoned-hill-with-two-members-of-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/01\/23\/the-abandoned-hill-with-two-members-of-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"The Abandoned Hill With Two Members Of Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fXmaeDMsh0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tom Scott<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 6 Jul 2020<\/p>\n<p>Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, is a now-desolate hillfort run by English Heritage. But it was once one of the most important sites in southern England: so important that it had two members of Parliament. Then, it became a &#8220;rotten borough&#8221;: and a warning about power.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to English Heritage: more information and how to visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGd1OUJGZngtWmZpOFBQQjNxYmU1WmFtbW8yQXxBQ3Jtc0tuWkNzeUJhSnNwQ1IwN19RZzZUUDVGaXVIYV9ybi1ZeVZjVzdpZ2ZLV1lwVDQ5ZUU2aVRxV1BYWWJCSmRiSnZLTjNidHNyaU1abThRdFl6emR5d2RYQkNIUXBQdklIVlJFbjYzQlMzTkw2MnNlYkY2NA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-heritage.org.uk%2Fvisit%2Fplaces%2Fold-sarum%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/v&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Research and script assistance from Jess Jewell<br \/>\nDrone camera by Jamie Bellinger<br \/>\nEdited by Michelle Martin: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrsmmartin\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrsmmartin<\/a><br \/>\nAudio mix by Graham Haerther: <a href=\"https:\/\/haerther.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/haerther.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Filmed safely, following all local and national guidance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomscott.com\/safe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tomscott.com\/safe\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCES:<br \/>\nCorfield, P. (2000). <em>Power and the professions in Britain 1700-1850<\/em>. London: Routledge.<\/p>\n<p>Dodsworth, W. (1814). <em>An historical description of the cathedral church of Salisbury: including an account of the monuments, chiefly extracted from Gough&#8217;s &#8220;Sepulchral Monuments,&#8221; and other authentic documents: also, biographical memoirs of the Bishops of Salisbury, from the earliest period by W. Dodsworth, verger of the Cathedral<\/em><\/p>\n<p>English Heritage&#8217;s own research page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBERlhMbzFUN19HLWVTaXhRS0htdURRWi1jZ3xBQ3Jtc0trTEo0TFFBZDBPcFFzRlVpQ1FEaFl0dC1Ha0pOVmhMZFVZODhRdnRqWGRVdTRDUWFqZnpRdFFpeUQxT3JjQkhnSy1SVnNpdWxvLTJXUVJtMXVYOWxNeFZMaFNDUWI2ajJmR2dGcGJ5M056WUE2b3FLOA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-heritage.org.uk%2Fvisit%2Fplaces%2Fold-sarum%2Fhistory%2Fresearch%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/v&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFI5Z0ZJVGkwZnZ0Q1Bndm9WSllyOVkwaGt2d3xBQ3Jtc0tsQTRxRHlYd2ZzdGdVd3FnNUw2VllKQk15ajVCU01UYXlydnlkRlBIMUpnY2s4YUNsYmcxdmhtUUVyYV9CYnE2QnJyd3RwVmZJQjk3OUcyUkRqb0otbG9LeVlRUl9pSmsycHFqdzJlWE9SSlp3ZUVoSQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyhome.co.uk%2Fc-eight%2Fconstitu%2Fparlrep.htm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.historyhome.co.uk\/c-eight\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m at <a href=\"https:\/\/tomscott.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tomscott.com<\/a><br \/>\non Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomscott\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomscott<\/a><br \/>\nand on Instagram as tomscottgo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-23-at-10-06-46-The-Abandoned-Hill-With-Two-Members-Of-Parliament-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-23-at-10-06-46-The-Abandoned-Hill-With-Two-Members-Of-Parliament-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-23-at-10-06-46-The-Abandoned-Hill-With-Two-Members-Of-Parliament-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-23-at-10-06-46-The-Abandoned-Hill-With-Two-Members-Of-Parliament-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-23-at-10-06-46-The-Abandoned-Hill-With-Two-Members-Of-Parliament-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-23-at-10-06-46-The-Abandoned-Hill-With-Two-Members-Of-Parliament-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Scott Published 6 Jul 2020 Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, is a now-desolate hillfort run by English Heritage. But it was once one of the most important sites in southern England: so important that it had two members of Parliament. Then, it became a &#8220;rotten borough&#8221;: and a warning about power. 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