17th Century history
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Property, profit, principle and hazard: being an MP during the civil wars and interregnum
Being an MP during the civil wars and interregnum came with a certain amount of danger. The decisions that MPs…
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Launching the Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Oxford March 2023
An event celebrating the the publication of a new edition of The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell was…
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The 1626 coronation: Charles I’s botched political relaunch
After a shaky start to his reign, the king intended his coronation to bolster his personal image and agenda ahead…
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Introducing The House of Commons, 1640-1660
In exciting news for the History of Parliament, 2023 sees the publication of our long-running House of Commons 1640-1660 project.…
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St Edward’s Crown: a Restoration gift from Parliament
During the coronation of King Charles III this May, he will be crowned with the St Edward’s Crown. Dr Andrew…
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For St Valentine’s Day, a sad story about marital devotion from Civil War and Restoration Suffolk – or is it?
This Valentine’s Day, Paul Seaward, Director of the History of Parliament, reflects on the marital devotion of Sir Henry North,…
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1642 – The earl of Leicester’s ‘Annus Horribilis’
In the first Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments blog of 2023, guest blogger Dr Fraser Dickinson explores the torn allegiances of the…
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Spending a penny in the old palace of Westminster
The human side of working in Parliament can often be forgotten, but in today’s blog Dr Robin Eagles, editor of…
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The Madness of the Mohuns
Violence was not uncommon among the early modern aristocracy, but the behaviour of the Mohun (pronounced ‘Moon’) family – Barons…
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Heraldry, Pomp and Power: The Use of Parliamentary Symbols on Coats of Arms, c.1527-2006
Ahead of next Tuesday’s hybrid Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Duncan Sutherland. On 15 November, between 5.30…
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“he, who surpass’d all the Heroes of Antiquity”: John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
2022 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough. Dr Robin Eagles reconsiders the…
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Levelling the Lords
In the inaugural blog of our Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments series, the editor of our new House of Lords 1640-60 section…