Richard II
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Did they believe in portents? Severe weather and other extreme natural phenomena in Walsingham’s Chronica Maiora and other late-medieval monastic chronicles
Dr Simon Payling, of our Commons 1461-1504 section, explores the theme of extreme weather in medieval chronicles. It is a familiar…
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Preparations for the Coronation of Richard II
Continuing our blog series on coronations, Simon Payling from our Commons 1461-1504 project, reflects on the Coronation of the young…
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The 14th century origins of the parliamentary impeachment process
In light of recent proceedings in the United States, in our latest blog Dr Charles Moreton, senior research fellow with…
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A turning-point in the Wars of the Roses: the attainders of the Coventry Parliament
In our latest blog Dr Simon Payling, Senior Research Fellow in our 1461-1504 project, discusses the short Lancastrian parliament of…
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The Good, the Bad and the Wonderful: The dramatic Parliaments of the late 14th century (Part Two)
Welcome back to our Named Parliaments series for June’s second installment from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Hannes Kleineke of our…
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Parliament in a portacabin: the routine maintenance of Westminster Hall in the Middle Ages
During the summer recess staff at Parliament take the opportunity to undertake repair work on the Palace. This is a…