Stuart
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1624: The Last Parliament of James I
In the second in our series of blogs marking the release of the Commons’ proceedings of the 1624 Parliament –…
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Publication of Proceedings in Parliament 1624: The House of Commons
Today, on the anniversary of its opening 391 years ago, the History of Parliament is proud to announce the initial…
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Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Philip Loft, ‘Litigation, agency and oligarchy: the transformation and role of the Lords as High Court, 1689-1720’
Dr Paul Hunneyball, Senior Research Fellow on the Lords 1603-1660 section, reports back on our last ‘Parliaments, Politics and People’…
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A perpetual disturbance? The history of the previous question
After ‘chaos’ in the House of Commons on Monday night, our Director, Dr Paul Seaward, discusses the ‘previous question’ motion……
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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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Jonathan Swift and the Union with Scotland
In the latest in our series on Anglo-Scottish relations throughout the centuries, Dr Ruth Paley, editor of the House of…