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Reporting Parliament in the Later Middle Ages

Hannes Kleineke

November 13, 2017

Today’s post is the first in our special series of blogs for this year’s Parliament Week: Reporting Parliament throughout the…
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Black Rod: the Early Centuries

Hannes Kleineke

September 27, 2017

Last week Parliament announced they are advertising for a new Black Rod. In today’s blog, as Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior…
MPs as law enforcers in Late Medieval England

History of Parliament

August 16, 2017

In today’s guest blog, from Dr Gordon McKelvie from the University of Winchester discusses whether the MPs who passed legislation…
Mutton addressed as Stamp (or, the precursors of the electronic signature)

Hannes Kleineke

March 29, 2017

In recent years electronic signatures have been given the same recognition as a hand-written version. This change has an early…
Lords and Commons in Late Medieval England

Simon Payling

March 1, 2017

As the government’s bill to trigger article 50 and leave the European Union progresses through the House of Lords, the…
Unlikely Parliamentarians 2: William Veysy, medieval brickmaker

History of Parliament

November 15, 2016

This week is Parliament Week, a programme of events and activities that connects people across the UK with Parliament and…
Medieval clerks of the parliament – part 2

History of Parliament

August 10, 2016

Last week Dr Hannes Kleineke blogged on medieval parliamentary clerks. In his companion piece, guest blogger Dr Euan Roger, Royal…
Medieval clerks of the parliament – part 1

Hannes Kleineke

August 3, 2016

The summer recess in parliament is not just a chance for MPs to take a break, but some peace and…
European diplomacy: the ‘double monarchy’ of England and France envisaged in the treaty of Troyes of 1420

Simon Payling

July 20, 2016

Today, the new Prime Minister Theresa May makes her first diplomatic trip to meet her counterparts in Germany and France. …
Peers on Parade: A Sartorial History of the State Opening of Parliament

History of Parliament

May 18, 2016

Today’s guestblog is from Dr Charles Farris, University of Westminster, who discusses the history of the ceremonial attire worn at…
‘Speaking in Parliament: History, politics, rhetoric’ conference report

History of Parliament

April 14, 2016

Last week, in collaboration with Professor Christopher Reid (Queen Mary, University of London, author of ‘Imprison’d Wranglers: the Rhetorical Culture…
Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Robin McCallum, ‘English Towns & Parliamentary Representation, 1295-1350’

History of Parliament

December 15, 2015

At our last ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’ seminar Robin McCullum, of Queen’s University Belfast, gave a paper on ‘English Towns…

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Reporting Parliament in the Later Middle Ages

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Black Rod: the Early Centuries

Medieval clerks of the parliament – part 2

Medieval clerks of the parliament – part 1

European diplomacy: the ‘double monarchy’ of England and France envisaged in the treaty of Troyes of 1420

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