Military history
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A month in politics: the fall of Protector Richard Cromwell, 1659
As we ponder the abrupt end to Boris Johnson’s premiership, Dr Vivienne Larminie of our Commons 1640-60 section offers a…
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To attend or not to attend: state trials during an outbreak of smallpox
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles considers the dilemma facing some peers summoned to attend…
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Legislature meets library: Parliament at Oxford in 1625
As part of our Parliament away from Westminster series, Dr Paul Hunneyball of our Lords 1558-1603 section explores the factors…
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Lies, stories, misinformation and collective memory: extracting vipers and unmasking cavaliers in the 1659 Parliament
‘Fake news’ might seem like a modern concept, but there’s nothing new about attempts to disguise, misrepresent or reinvent the…
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Double Dutch: two Dutch courtiers and the British dynasties they founded
In this latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton considers the histories of two Dutch families who went…
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‘He knewe the slaightes, stratagems, and the pollecies of warlike affaires’: Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury, and the battle of Blore Heath
On 23 September 1459 the battle of Blore Heath took place. In today’s blog, marking the anniversary of the battle,…
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Parliament and the Naval Review
In today’s blog our director Dr Paul Seaward is casting his eyes out to sea, with a look into the…
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William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, ‘the real Prime Minister’ and ‘the strangest cabinet in British history’
2021 is the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of British history’s most controversial characters: William Augustus, duke of…
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‘It was the dissimulation of this one man that stirred up that whole plague of evils which followed’: William Catesby, Speaker in the Parliament of 1484, and the accession of Richard III
On 25 August 1485 William Catesby, Speaker of the House of Commons, was executed. But what brought about the downfall…
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How not to fight a battle: William Herbert, earl of Pembroke, and the battle of Edgcote 24 July 1469
Senior research fellow for our House of Commons 1461-1504 project Dr Simon Payling continues his look at significant battles during…
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‘London’s Latest Ordeal’: the Blitz and rebuilding of the House of Commons Chamber
On the evening of the 10/11 May 1941 the House of Commons Chamber was destroyed during the Blitz. In today’s…
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The First British Royal Consort: Prince George of Denmark, duke of Cumberland
In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton considers the career of Prince George of Denmark, consort…