17th Century history
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Taking control: Speaker William Lenthall, precedent and the Long Parliament
In the midst of extraordinary times at Westminster, Dr Vivienne Larminie of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at…
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Delivering justice: the sovereignty of the people, God’s judgement and the trial of Charles I
As twists and turns in the Brexit debates at Westminster continue, in the third in our series on the momentous…
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Review of the Year 2018
What a year it’s been! After all of the staff changes at the end of 2017 we started the new…
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Top tips for Christmas at the Jacobean court
As History of Parliament staff prepare for their Christmas break, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section ponders the…
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No deal: Pride’s Purge and retreat from settlement
As MPs prepare to vote over whether or not to accept the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May, we have…
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Voting and not voting in Cromwellian Scotland
Today, on St Andrew’s Day we have a Scotland themed blog from Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons…
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The early Stuart judiciary – independent or subservient?
In the wake of recent events in America, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section considers the role of…
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Peace at Last?
Earlier this autumn saw the 80th anniversary of the Munich agreement, marked by a ‘Peace for our Time’ blog from…
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Crucible of revolution: Parliament, Putney, and the politics of settlement in the Autumn of 1647
Ahead of tonight’s special edition of our IHR Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar in aid of UK Parliament Week (‘One person,…
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Catholic peers and the Gunpowder Plot
Remember, remember the fifth of November… Today we hear from Dr Ben Coates of the House of Lords 1604-29 Section…
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Round-table session: Digital humanities and political history: in memoriam Valerie Cromwell
At our first ‘Parliaments, Politics & People’ seminar of the new academic year, Dr Hannes Kleineke, Dr Ruth Ahnert, Professor…
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The Kidney Stone of Alderman Adams
Continuing the theme of health, medicine and Parliament, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at…