Georgian
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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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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…
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All over in 4 ½ minutes? The battle of Prestonpans, 21 September 1745
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles considers some of the Members of Parliament involved in…
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A revolting pocket borough: Morpeth in the late eighteenth century
In our latest Georgian Lords blog, in keeping with our general focus for the month on the county of Northumberland,…
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York 1660-1760
For this month’s local history focus we are looking at the borough constituency of York. A city not unfamiliar with…
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The queen and the chemist’s son: Matthew Wood MP and the radical defence of Queen Caroline
A hop merchant and former Lord Mayor, Wood brought Caroline out of exile in June 1820 and housed her at…
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The Mystery of the ‘Black Box’ and the ‘true’ heirs of Charles II
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles probes the mysteries of the ‘black box’ that was…
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The royal scandal that helped change British politics: the 1820 Queen Caroline affair
On 5 June 1820 Caroline of Brunswick returned to England to take her place as Queen Consort to George IV.…
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In search of Arcadia: visiting the 18th-century garden
Recent government restrictions paired with a bout of sunny weather have seen more of us head into the garden to…
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‘As in your wisdom you shall think meet’: Remote working in Parliament in the early modern period
In this special collaborative blog, members of the History of Parliament’s two House of Lords sections, Dr Andrew Thrush, editor…
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A Queen in Isolation: Mary Beatrice of Modena
On 7 May 1718, James II’s widow, Mary of Modena, died in exile at the palace of St Germain-en-Laye. Displaced…
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Early modern Parliament and Coffee
The History of Parliament team is very fond of a cup of coffee to help power through a day of…