17th Century history
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Alternative uses for the palace of Westminster: the early 17th-century picture
With the palace of Westminster requiring a major restoration programme, and some people suggesting that Parliament should permanently relocate to…
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The Favourite: The Missing Duchess
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley, senior research fellow on the Lords 1715-90 section, considers…
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Wigs on roundheads: puritans, peruques and powder under Oliver Cromwell
In our latest blog, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section challenges one of the lingering stereotypes…
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‘A name of an ill sound’: The Officers’ Parliament of 1690-95
Today we continue with our ‘Named Parliament’ series. Charles Littleton of the Lords 1660-1832 project discusses the Officers’ Parliament of…
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Commission impossible? Deciphering job titles in History of Parliament biographies (part 1)
In the first of an occasional series, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section considers some of the unlikely-sounding…
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Parliament and Superstition: A Jackdaw in the House of Commons, 1604
Today we hear from the Editor of our House of Lords 1604-29 Section, Dr Andrew Thrush about a curious incident…
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The Origins of a Father of the House
This week as part of our Mothers and Fathers of the House series, Paul Seaward, British Academy/Wolfson research professor at…
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Sir Francis Knollys: The Grand Old Man of the Long Parliament
In earlier centuries politics might be seen as a young man’s game, but here Dr Andrew Barclay of the House…
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St George’s day in York: an invitation from Charles I, 1642
Continuing with our patron saints blog series, Dr Vivienne Larminie, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons 1640-1660 project, explores…
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‘A gentleman but stumbling in here!’: an impostor in Richard Cromwell’s Parliament
In our latest post, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section revisits the Parliament of 1659, which…
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How long is a Parliament?
In this blog for the ‘Named Parliaments’ series, Dr Paul Hunneyball, Associate Editor of the House of Lords 1604-29 project,…
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‘“The Parliament driver”: Walter Long, party politics and the whip
The recent stream of votes in the Commons surrounding Brexit has thrown into relief the practice of ‘whipping’ MPs into…