Meet the Team

Priscila Pivatto is an Honorary Fellow in the Contemporay History section. Specialising in oral history as a methodological approach for understanding political narratives and exploring the history of Parliament, she has been a key member of the Oral History Project since its inception.

Emma Peplow is a historian of contemporary British politics, specialising in oral history and women’s participation in politics. She is Head of Contemporary History at the History of Parliament.

Paul Seaward is a political historian specialising in the seventeenth century. He was Director of the History of Parliament from 2001-2017 and 2021-2023.

Stuart Handley is a former Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1715-1790 section. He had previously worked on the House of Commons 1690-1715 and House of Lords 1660-1715 sections.

Stephen Roberts is a political historian of England and Wales in the seventeenth century, mainly during the civil wars and interregnum. He was Director of the History of Parliament from 2018 to 2020, and Editor of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section for 25 years.

Simon Payling is a medieval historian, specialising in the legal profession, the law governing the descent of real property, marriage contracts and muder. He is a Senior Research Fellow in the House of Commons 1461-1504 section, and previously worked on the House of Commons 1422-61 section.

Paul Hunneyball is a political and architectural historian specialising in the early modern period. He is Assistant Editor of the House of Lords, 1558-1603 section.

Patrick Little is a political historian specialising in mid-seventeenth century Britain and Ireland. He is a Research Fellow and Assistant Editor in the House of Lords 1640-1660 section.

Andrew Thrush is a political and naval historian of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. He is editor of the House of Lords 1558-1603 section, and previously worked on the 1604-1629 Commons and Lords sections.

Jennifer Davey is a historian of modern Britain, specialising in the politics and culture of Victorian Britain. She is Director of the History of Parliament.

Ben Coates is a Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1558-1603 section, who previously worked on the House of Commons 1604-29 and the House of Lords 1602-29.