15th Century History
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Medieval MP of the Month September 2019: Henry Langton and the Battle of Blore Heath
Here’s Dr Hannes Kleineke of our House of Commons 1422-1504 project with September’s medieval MP of month, Henry Langton. THE…
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Rogue Prorogations? Suspending Parliament in the Later Middle Ages
In addition to Dr Vivienne Larminie’s blog about averting the prorogation of Parliament in May 1641, here’s Dr Hannes Kleineke…
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Conversations with a medieval MP: Sir Thomas Billing and the Pastons
This month’s Medieval MP of the Month is highly esteemed fifteenth century lawyer, Sir Thomas Billing. Here’s Dr Simon Payling…
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The History of Parliament at the International Medieval Congress 2019
Today Dr. Hannes Kleineke of our House of Commons 1422-1461 section summarises the History of Parliament Trust’s successful sessions at…
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Medieval MP of the Month: John Howard, from the Battle of Castillon to the Battle of Bosworth
Our Medieval MP of the Month series continues with John Howard, one of the only two known soldiers to have…
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The Knight’s Daughter: a newly discovered child of an old MP
Dr Hannes Kleineke of our House of Commons 1422-1504 project discusses the significance of a new archaeological discovery in Norfolk…
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Medieval MP of the Month: The sea hawk – Robert Wenyngton alias Cane
June’s medieval MP of the month is the swashbuckling Robert Wenyngton of Dartmouth. Dr Hannes Kleineke, of our House of…
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Medieval MP of the Month: George Ashby
For this month’s installment from our House of Commons 1422-1461 Section we hear from Dr Simon Payling about poet and…
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Medieval MP of the Month: ‘Please Sir, can I have one more?’ The marriages and murders of the Harcourt brothers of Oxfordshire ?
Further tales of murder and scandal from Dr Hannes Kleineke for April’s medieval MP, or rather MPs of the Month.…
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Medieval MP of the Month: Walter Rich – a tryst gone wrong?
Rather appropriately on Valentine’s Day, February’s Medieval MP of the month blog is concerned with affairs of the heart (among…