Medieval
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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,…
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Parliament in the North
Yesterday, the Commons Speaker John Bercow suggested that MPs may have to move out of the House of Commons for…
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London 1264: from Magna Carta to Montfort’s Parliament
As part of our series on Magna Carta and Simon de Montfort’s parliament, Ian Stone, a Junior Research Fellow at…
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Simon de Montfort’s 1265 Parliament and Magna Carta
750 years ago today Simon de Montfort’s famous 1265 Parliament opened in Westminster Hall. This is one of two anniversaries…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Eliza Hartrich, ‘Influencing Parliament in 15th-century England: some observations on “The Libelle of Englyshe Polycye”‘
Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1660-1832 section reports back from our final ‘Parliaments, Politics…
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A tribute to Gerald L. Harriss, FBA
Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow of the Commons 1422-1504 section, pays tribute to the influential medieval historian and his own…
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Magna Carta in Coventry
The wonderful Public Catalogue Foundation website discussion strand, Art Detective, has been hosting a discussion about this picture at St…
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The battle of Bosworth: consequences for winners and losers
The battle of Bosworth took place on this day in 1485. Dr Charles Moreton, senior research fellow of the Commons…