Stuart
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Top tips for Christmas at the Jacobean court
As History of Parliament staff prepare for their Christmas break, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section ponders the…
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No deal: Pride’s Purge and retreat from settlement
As MPs prepare to vote over whether or not to accept the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May, we have…
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Standing orders and precedents in the Irish House of Commons in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Today’s blog from Glenn McKee follows his paper given at our Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar at the IHR last…
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The early Stuart judiciary – independent or subservient?
In the wake of recent events in America, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section considers the role of…
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Peace at Last?
Earlier this autumn saw the 80th anniversary of the Munich agreement, marked by a ‘Peace for our Time’ blog from…
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Crucible of revolution: Parliament, Putney, and the politics of settlement in the Autumn of 1647
Ahead of tonight’s special edition of our IHR Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar in aid of UK Parliament Week (‘One person,…
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Catholic peers and the Gunpowder Plot
Remember, remember the fifth of November… Today we hear from Dr Ben Coates of the House of Lords 1604-29 Section…
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Black History Month: “Pompey, Colonel Hill’s black”, and the politics of footmen in Queen Anne’s London
October is Black History Month in the UK and today we hear from Dr Paul Seaward, our former Director and…
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The Kidney Stone of Alderman Adams
Continuing the theme of health, medicine and Parliament, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at…
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Women behind the polls: the electoral patronage of Anne St John, countess of Rochester
Earlier this month the History of Parliament Trust with partners UK Parliament’s Vote 100 project and the Schools of Humanities…
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Parliament and medicine in the early 17th century
Continuing the theme of health, medicine and Parliament, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 Section considers how medical practices…
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‘Matters far beyond their reach or capacity’: Parliament and foreign policy in 1621
As Parliament continues to debate Brexit, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section examines how the House of Commons first…