The First Elizabethan Age
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Picturing the Parliament of 1523
What did a meeting of the English Parliament look like 500 years ago? The earliest-known image of a state opening…
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The other Elizabethan succession crisis: the fight to succeed the 1st Lord Burghley, 1592-1598
The long-running problem of who would inherit the English throne was not the only succession crisis of Elizabeth I’s reign.…
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Parliament and the Elizabethan energy crisis
Steep increases in fuel bills are not just a modern problem, as Dr Paul Hunneyball of our Lords 1558-1603 section…
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Review of the Year 2022
2022 has been a bumper year for the History of Parliament, as we settled into a ‘new normal’ of events…
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The ‘Answer Answerless’ and Elizabeth I’s attitude towards the Parliament of 1586-7
In the latest blog from our First Elizabethan Age series Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of our Lords 1558-1603 section, discusses…
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Execution or murder? Elizabeth I and the problem of how to kill Mary Queen of Scots
Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of our Lords 1558-1603 section, discusses the thorny issue that faced Elizabeth I in the wake…
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The execution of Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk
As the 450th anniversary of the execution of the Elizabethan duke of Norfolk approaches, Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of our…
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Did they marry? Lady Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford
For Elizabeth I’s closest relatives, the process of finding a spouse could be fraught with difficulties, as Dr Ben Coates…
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Henry Clinton, earl of Lincoln: a peer governed by the underworld?
What’s your image of an Elizabethan nobleman? A grave elder statesmen with a long beard, perhaps, or a dashing young…
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Prorogation Tide: Elizabeth I and the Parliament of 1572-81
In the sixteenth century, parliaments were not only summoned but also prorogued at the behest of the monarch. In this…
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What did the Elizabethan House of Lords look like?
This might seem like a simple question but, as Dr Paul Hunneyball of our Lords 1558-1603 project explains, the answer…
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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…