Charles I
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‘Queen Mary’, Queen Elizabeth and Parliament in the 1640s: suspicion, solidarity and nostalgia
As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates a milestone 70 years on the throne this month, we have been thinking about the…
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Legislature meets library: Parliament at Oxford in 1625
As part of our Parliament away from Westminster series, Dr Paul Hunneyball of our Lords 1558-1603 section explores the factors…
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Sitting at Oxford: the convening of Charles I’s ‘Mongrel Parliament’, January 1644
Throughout its history, Parliament has been no stranger to meeting in Oxford. Dr Vivienne Larminie, editor of our Commons 1640-1660,…
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Disability at Court in Early Modern England
As the UK marks Disability History Month over the next few weeks, in today’s blog Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of…
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Customs duties, political grievances and cross-border relations: an early Stuart perspective
In today’s blog Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, takes a look at the debates over…
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Benjamin Valentine and the politics of protest
Prompted by the recent assault on the United States Congress, and the passions which fuelled that incident, Dr Paul Hunneyball,…
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Anglo-Dutch Fishing Disputes and the Sovereignty of the Seas, 1558-1640
Recent trade negotiations between the UK and the EU have shone a spotlight on European fishing rights in British territorial…
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Violence at the Door of Parliament, 1640-48
Over the past few weeks the eyes of the world have been on Washington. As the United States prepares to…
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St George’s day in York: an invitation from Charles I, 1642
Continuing with our patron saints blog series, Dr Vivienne Larminie, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons 1640-1660 project, explores…
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Taking control: Speaker William Lenthall, precedent and the Long Parliament
In the midst of extraordinary times at Westminster, Dr Vivienne Larminie of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at…
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Delivering justice: the sovereignty of the people, God’s judgement and the trial of Charles I
As twists and turns in the Brexit debates at Westminster continue, in the third in our series on the momentous…
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MPs as art collectors in the 1650s
As the Royal Academy’s Charles I: King and Collector exhibition comes to a close, Andrew Barclay, Senior Research Fellow with…