Edward IV
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‘All men of Englond ar bounde for hym to pray’: The Funeral of King Edward IV, April 1483
Reports have suggested that as many as 35 million viewers in the UK tuned in to watch the funeral of…
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The termination of medieval Parliaments on the demise of the reigning monarch
As much of the nation, and the world, continues to reflect on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II…
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Funding the defence of the realm (or not…)
As questions of defence spending continue to be discussed in the chambers of Westminster, here Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of…
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‘Make good your ways and your habits’: Edward IV’s first Parliament of 1461-2
During the winter of 1461, Edward IV’s first Parliament began. Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of our Commons 1461-1504 project explores…
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‘Without any worldly pompe’: the burial of Elizabeth Woodeville, Queen Consort
As the nation mourns the passing of Prince Philip, the duke of Edinburgh, today Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of our…
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‘How much ancient divisions survive’: unnatural alliances and the battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471
On 14 April 1471 a crucial battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought. Just outside the town of…
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The battle of Towton and the Parliament of 1461
On 29 March 1461 the battle of Towton took place. A notoriously violent encounter, the battle is the topic of…
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A New Dawn? The accession of Edward IV on 4 March 1461
On 4 March 1461 Edward duke of York was proclaimed King in Westminster Hall. But the authority of this new…
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Turning back the clock: the Readeption Parliament of Henry VI, 1470-71
In today’s blog Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of our Commons 1461-1504 project, looks back to the winter of 1470, as…
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Was the battle of Towton as bloody as all that?
Today is the anniversary of the battle of Towton, a violent battle in 1461 which resulted in Edward IV claiming…
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Making the most of a parhelion: the earl of March and the battle of Mortimer’s Cross
In our latest blog Dr Simon Payling, Senior Research Fellow for the Commons 1461-1504 project, looks back to this date in…
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Yorkist Parliaments, but not at York
At the beginning of this week, the government sparked debate by announcing the possibility of relocating the House of Lords…