James I to Restoration
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Commemorating same-sex desire in early modern England
To mark LGBT History Month 2022, Dr Paul Hunneyball of our Lords 1558-1603 project considers a paradox in perceptions of…
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Silence and Laughter in the Cromwellian House of Commons
On our blog we have often heard about the origins of the many strange and enduring traditions that exist within…
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The Love Life of Oliver Cromwell
In the second of his posts exploring the popular reputation of the lord protector, Dr Patrick Little, senior research fellow…
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Oliver the red-nosed protector: Cromwell’s physiognomy revisited
In today’s blog we hear from Patrick Little, senior research fellow in our Commons 1640-1660 project, who is looking into…
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Plots, petitions, prelates and popery: Parliament and the tumults of December 1641
December 1641 was a month of high tension in Parliament, as Dr Vivienne Larminie from our Commons 1640-1660 project explores……
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The good, the bad and the visually memorable: characterising the Commons 1640-1660
With Westminster once more ringing with allegations of corruption, it is as well to recall that MPs have rarely been…
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What price a peerage? John Roper and the Jacobean trade in titles and offices
Accusations of political sleaze are on the rise again, but the concept of government insiders profiting from the system is…
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Immigrants and refugees at Westminster: the foreign ancestry of mid-17th century MPs
With refugee crises and immigration back in the news, Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 section, considers…
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‘The Downe-fall of Dagon’: the post-Reformation campaign against Cheapside Cross
The recent trend of attacks on statues with uncomfortable moral or historical associations is nothing new; Dr Paul Hunneyball of…
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Red Streak: cider-making and drinking in Cromwellian Herefordshire
As we contemplate the further lifting of Covid restrictions on hospitality venues, Dr Patrick Little of our Commons 1640-1660 project…
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Religion, relief and the ‘slaughtered saints’: foreign aid in the seventeenth century
As modern-day discussions on how best to help nations across the world fight the COVID-19 pandemic continue, in today’s blog…
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Edward, Lord Stafford and the 1621 parliamentary protections scandal
Four hundred years ago this month, in an unprecedented move forced on it by circumstances, Parliament adjourned for more than…