Interregnum
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Parliaments Politics and People seminar: Jennifer Wells, Crafting empire: republican imperialism and parliamentary policy 1647-60’
Our ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar is back for a new term. Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow in the…
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17th-century Oxford: Parliament goes back to school…
With Universities now back in the swing of a new term, Dr Robin Eagles takes a look at the disruption…
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In honour of Professor John Morrill
Last month, a collection of essays was published in honour of the leading early modern historian, Professor John Morrill: ‘The…
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‘The Long Parliament and State Formation’ colloquium report
Last month, our Commons, 1640-1660 section hosted a colloquium to discuss their research to date and to prepare for work…
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Forcing Parliament…
360 years ago today, Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament, with a little help from a company of musketeers. Here’s…
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Col. Thomas Rainborowe: ‘The poorest he that is in England hath a right to live as the greatest he’
Today’s In Our Time programme on Radio Four focuses on the Putney Debates 0f 1647. Dr Stephen Roberts sheds more…
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Welsh Electoral Arithmetic, 1640-1660
As today is St David’s day, and in preparation for the upcoming ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar in which Rhodri…