15th Century History
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The tomb of William Rudhale (d.1530), Queen Katherine’s attorney-general, in the church of Ross-on-Wye
William Rudhale had a successful career in the medieval legal profession culminating in his promotion to serjeants-at-law. Simon Payling from our Commons…
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‘No deed of shame so foul’: the treachery of Edmund, Lord Grey of Ruthin, and the battle of Northampton, 10 July 1460
On 10 July 1460 the Battle of Northampton was fought. This was a major battle in the Wars of the…
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Beast from the East or Song of Solomon? The Coronation of King Henry V, 9 April 1413
While many coronations have been unlucky weather-wise, it is Henry V’s coronation that has gone down in history for its…
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Reflection on Parliament, Politics and Pandemics in Later Medieval England
In October the History of Parliament were delighted to welcome a sell-out audience to Westminster for our 2022 Annual Lecture-…
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From Windsor to Westminster: the people of St George’s in Parliament in the later Middle Ages II: Knights vs Canons
In October, Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of our Commons 1461-1504 project, delivered the ‘Maurice and Shelagh Bond Memorial Lecture’ at…
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Come Let’s Travel by the River… the vicissitudes of getting to Parliament in the later Middle Ages
As the discovery of the Palace of Westminster’s medieval river wall hits the news, Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of our Commons 1461-1504 project,…
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From Windsor to Westminster: the People of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, in Parliament in the later Middle Ages and beyond
In October, Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of our Commons 1461-1504 project, delivered the ‘Maurice and Shelagh Bond Memorial Lecture’ at…
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‘All men of Englond ar bounde for hym to pray’: The Funeral of King Edward IV, April 1483
Reports have suggested that as many as 35 million viewers in the UK tuned in to watch the funeral of…
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The termination of medieval Parliaments on the demise of the reigning monarch
As much of the nation, and the world, continues to reflect on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II…
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In with the new – the appointment of Lord Chancellor Richard Neville in 1454
It was confirmed yesterday that the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party will be travelling to Balmoral next week,…
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Thomas Burdet of Arrow, MP for Warwickshire in 1455, and the execution of George, duke of Clarence
The execution of Thomas Burdet has long been linked to that of George, duke of Clarence a few months later.…
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Funding the defence of the realm (or not…)
As questions of defence spending continue to be discussed in the chambers of Westminster, here Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of…