Articles by Simon Payling
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After Agincourt: the life of Sir John Pennington
This past week we have been celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (including the History of Parliament’s…
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The ‘Election’ of the Speaker in Fifteenth-Century Parliaments
Today Parliament returns, and the new assembly’s first job is to elect a new Speaker. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow…
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York v Lancaster: elections during time of Civil War
Today, Parliament will be officially dissolved and election writs issued for all constituencies. Over the election campaign, we’ll be running…
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A tribute to Gerald L. Harriss, FBA
Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow of the Commons 1422-1504 section, pays tribute to the influential medieval historian and his own…
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The ‘transformation’ of representation, 1386-1558
Last month, Dr Simon Payling spoke at the final ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar on the ‘Transformation of the Commons,…