Articles by Stephen Roberts
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Electoral change in South-East Wales in the 1640s: the Recruiter Elections in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
This month, as part of our local history blog series, we’re looking into the parliamentary history of a number of…
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Parliament and the Mayflower: the case of Samuel More’s children
This month marks the 400 year anniversary of the voyage of Mayflower, the ship that transported 102 passengers to begin…
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The Mayflower: The New England men at Westminster, 1640-1660
In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail, transporting the first Puritan separatists to the ‘New World’. But, even thousands of…
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Rights, Privileges and Just Liberty: Exeter and Parliament, 1600-1660
In today’s blog we return to our Local and Community History Month exploration of the historic constituency of Exeter. This…
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An MP and an Epidemic in Civil War London
As we face challenges unfamiliar in modern times, our director, Dr Stephen Roberts, looks back at one parliamentary diarist’s response…
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Sitting at Christmas: getting business done, 1643
In a previous blog our director, Dr Stephen Roberts, explored legislation by which parliamentarians of the 1640s tried to promote…
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The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World
Today we celebrate the launch of our new publication, The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World, which has…
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A tribute to former Director of the History of Parliament Trust, Valerie Cromwell
In this blog our current Director, Dr Stephen Roberts and Editor of the Commons 1422-1504 project, Dr Linda Clark pay…
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St. David’s Day: Parliament and the Welsh Language (Part Two)
Continuing from yesterday’s blog ‘St. David’s Day: Parliament and the Welsh Language (Part One)’, today Dr Stephen Roberts, the History…
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St. David’s Day: Parliament and the Welsh Language (Part One)
In honour of St. David, the patron saint of Wales and St. David’s Day today, Dr Stephen Roberts, our Director,…
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The importance of royal pardons in Restoration England.
The UK is celebrating the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which allowed some…
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Introducing…our new Director
Today’s blog is the first from Stephen Roberts in his new position as Director of the History of Parliament… It…