16th Century history

Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar: The 16th Century ‘Parliamentary Mind’

History of Parliament

February 6, 2014

Dr Kathryn Rix of the Victorian Commons reports back from our first ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar of 2014… This…
Poetry in Parliament

Emma Peplow

October 3, 2013

Today is National Poetry Day, a chance to celebrate poetry across the country (for more, visit www.forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poetry-day/). You may not…
The ‘transformation’ of representation, 1386-1558

Simon Payling

July 24, 2013

Last month, Dr Simon Payling spoke at the final ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar on the ‘Transformation of the Commons,…
Writing the History of Parliament in Early Modern England – colloquium report

History of Parliament

April 25, 2013

Dr Paul Cavill, lecturer in early modern history at the University of Leeds, reports back from last weekend’s colloquium ‘Writing…