17th Century history
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‘Matters far beyond their reach or capacity’: Parliament and foreign policy in 1621
As Parliament continues to debate Brexit, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section examines how the House of Commons first…
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Currant affairs? Taxation without representation in early Stuart England
With tariffs on imported goods currently in the news, Dr. Simon Healy of the Lords 1604-29 Section provides some food…
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Gout and the political career of Lord Broghill
Today’s blog from Dr Patrick Little of the Commons 1640-1660 Section sees the return of our focus on health, medicine…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar – St Stephen’s Cloisters: Politics, Patronage and Space
Ahead of our final Parliaments, Politics and People seminar of the term this evening at the IHR, here’s the blog…
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Parliament and St George’s Day in the early seventeenth century
Following previous blogs to mark St David’s Day and St Patrick’s Day, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-1629 Section…
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Women Petitioners and The Parlament of Women
As part of our Women and Parliament blog series to mark the centenary of the first women gaining the vote…
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MPs as art collectors in the 1650s
As the Royal Academy’s Charles I: King and Collector exhibition comes to a close, Andrew Barclay, Senior Research Fellow with…
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Irish Disputes at Westminster
To launch our new James I to Restoration blog, and also mark St Patrick’s Day, Dr Patrick Little of the…
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Parliament, Politics and People: The politics of impressment, 1639-41: a Gloucestershire microhistory
Today’s blog is a summary from Sonia Tycko, PhD. candidate from Harvard University about the paper that she presented, as part…