Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments
This collection of articles highlights the ongoing research of our House of Lords 1640-1660 section, as well as considering all aspects of this revolutionary period, commenting on topical issues with early modern resonances.
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The Politics of Illness, Part 1: Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford, 1640-1
In the first of a short series, Dr Patrick Little of the 1640-60 Lords section, discusses how illness undermined a compromise between…
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The Baronial Context of the 1641 Triennial Act
Dr David Scott, Editor of the 1640-60 House of Lords section, explores the role of the peers in securing the…
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John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes of Truro (later earl of Radnor): reading in the revolution
In this guest article, Dr Sophie Aldred, lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Oxford, explores the library…
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‘Good for nothing and lived like a hog’: the destructive obsession of Francis, Lord Deincourt
Dr Patrick Little of the 1640-60 Lords section, explores the strange life of a peer who valued money above everything.…
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Parliament and the Church, c.1530-c.1630
In this blog, Dr Alex Beeton reviews a fascinating colloquium, held recently at the History of Parliament’s office in Bloomsbury…
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Oliver Cromwell’s ‘Other House’ and the perils of Lords ‘reform’
In this guest post, Dr Jonathan Fitzgibbons of Lincoln University, looks at a constitutional issue from the 1650s with obvious…
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Lord Saye and Sele and the Battle for Oxford
In our first ‘Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments‘ article of 2025, Editor of the 1640-60 House of Lords section, Dr David Scott,…
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‘Friendship and alliance’: the marquess of Hertford and the earl of Essex
In the latest Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments article, Dr Patrick Little looks at the relationship between two brothers-in-law who ended up…
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‘History from above’ and ‘history from below’: the example of Philip Herbert, 4th earl of Pembroke, May to July 1641
Guest blogger Dr Fraser Dickinson uses the events surrounding Philip Herbert, 4th earl of Pembroke, between May and July 1641,…
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The Sport of Kings – and Protectors!
In this blog, Dr Patrick Little, of the 1640-60 Lords section, explores the enduring popularity of horse-racing, even during the…
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Crisis? What Crisis? Parliament and Revolutionary Britain
At the end of April, the History of Parliament hosted a colloquium to celebrate the publication of the House of…
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New Evidence for Old Stories: The Scribbled Books of the House of Lords
In this blog, Dr Alex Beeton from our House of Lords 1640-1660 project explores a little-used parliamentary source – the…