Articles by Charles Littleton
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The politics of the royal bedchamber: what The Favourite does (and does not) tell us about party, Parliament and the court of Queen Anne
In this latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton offers some insights into the political background of the…
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The soldiers’ ‘real friend’: John, Earl Ligonier: Huguenot refugee and British commander-in-chief
In this latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton, senior research fellow in the Lords 1715-90 section, examines…
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‘A little door to get in, and a great crowd without’: how to get elected to Parliament in early Georgian Britain
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, is still renowned as a poet, commentator on Ottoman society, from when she accompanied her husband…
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Reporting George I’s parliaments: a Prussian diplomat’s view
In the latest blog from The Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton continues his examination of foreign reporters of Parliamentary events…
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A Turning Point? The Declaration of Independence and the House of Lords
The latest Georgian Lords blog by Dr Charles Littleton, Senior Research Fellow of the Lords 1715-90 Section, considers the origins…
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The Battle of Blenheim and British Politics
In August 1704 the duke of Marlborough led allied forces to a great victory at Blenheim. Dr Charles Littleton, Senior…
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The ‘warming-pan baby’: James Edward Francis Stuart
During this week’s excitement over the birth of Prince George of Cambridge, a number of commentators have discussed the ‘warming-pan…
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The Peace of Utrecht, April 1713
300 years ago this April, a series of treaties known as the Peace of Utrecht was signed to end the…