Medieval
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After Agincourt: the life of Sir John Pennington
This past week we have been celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (including the History of Parliament’s…
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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…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Gwilym Dodd, ‘Common petitions; Commons’ petitions; whose petitions? The supplicatory discourse of Parliament, c.1340-1450′
‘Parliaments, politics and people’ returned for the summer term with Gwilym Dodd’s paper on petitions in medieval parliaments. Dr Paul…
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The ‘Election’ of the Speaker in Fifteenth-Century Parliaments
Today Parliament returns, and the new assembly’s first job is to elect a new Speaker. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Alexander Lock, ‘Magna Carta: law, liberty and myth’
Our last ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar of term took place on 24 March. Dr Alexander Lock, one of the…
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York v Lancaster: elections during time of Civil War
Today, Parliament will be officially dissolved and election writs issued for all constituencies. Over the election campaign, we’ll be running…
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Richard III and the Parliament of 1484
As Richard III is today reburied in Leicester Cathedral, Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior Research Fellow on the Commons 1422-1504 section,…