Local History
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Small borough politics in County Cork, 1832-1868: Bandon, Kinsale, Mallow and Youghal
Continuing our journey around Ireland, this blog from Dr Stephen Ball, of our House of Commons 1832-68 project, looks at…
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“‘Always rowdy, violent and colourful’?: Eighteenth century elections in the borough of Swords, Co. Dublin
In the second instalment of our local history look at electioneering in Ireland, today we welcome guest blogger Dr Suzanne…
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Bayntun v. Hungerford: rival perspectives on puritan marriage in civil war Wiltshire
In our latest blog Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, continues with our recent theme of…
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Three Bog-Standard Cromwellian Elections: Co. Cork and its boroughs in 1654
We’re continuing our monthly local history case-studies in 2021 and for the first locality this year we’re turning our attention…
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A Highland canvass in a ‘pocket county’: Ronald Gower (1845-1916) and the 1867 Sutherland by-election
Continuing our series on Scotland and his series on Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916), Dr Martin Spychal, research fellow for the…
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Q. When is a Shire not a Shire? A. When it’s a Stewartry! Kirkcudbright in the 1650s
Continuing our series on Scotland, Dr Patrick Little, senior research fellow for the House of Commons 1640-1660 project, explores the…
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A Farewell to Arms, Kilts and Sporrans: banning Scottish Highland dress in the aftermath of Culloden
Continuing with November’s local history look at the Scottish presence in Parliament, today Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our Lords…
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‘None can sit here but a natural liegeman’: Scots at Westminster in the Jacobean era
As a prelude to this month’s spotlight on politics in Scotland to mark St Andrew’s Day, Dr Paul Hunneyball, assistant…
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Oxfordshire Local History: Abingdon in the nineteenth century
This month’s local history focus has been Oxfordshire. In today’s blog Dr Philip Salmon, editor of the House of Commons…
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Town v. Gown? Attempting to lock down early 18th century Oxford
Today we’re heading back to Oxfordshire and this month’s local history focus. In our latest blog, Dr Robin Eagles, editor…
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‘Cakes, Cheese and Zeal’: Puritan Banbury, the Fiennes family and civil war radicalism
In today’s blog Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, returns to our local history exploration of…
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A Catholic Borough Patron: Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montague
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley, examines the case of the Viscounts Montague, who in…