Parliamentary Life
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Medieval MP of the Month September 2019: Henry Langton and the Battle of Blore Heath
Here’s Dr Hannes Kleineke of our House of Commons 1422-1504 project with September’s medieval MP of month, Henry Langton. THE…
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Top things to do in London: visiting the old palace of Westminster
With the Restoration and Renewal project in full swing in Westminster, offices are moving and buildings are being re-purposed to…
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Rogue Prorogations? Suspending Parliament in the Later Middle Ages
In addition to Dr Vivienne Larminie’s blog about averting the prorogation of Parliament in May 1641, here’s Dr Hannes Kleineke…
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Averting the prorogation of Parliament, May 1641
In light of the attempt of the current government to prorogue Parliament, we thought it would be appropriate to offer…
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The Cavalier Parliament
Our ‘Named Parliaments’ series continues. Today Paul Seaward, British Academy/Wolfson Research Professor at the History of Parliament Trust explores the…
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Sex in the Long Parliament
In our latest blog, Dr David Scott of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at the extra-curricular activities of…
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Alternative uses for the palace of Westminster: the early 17th-century picture
With the palace of Westminster requiring a major restoration programme, and some people suggesting that Parliament should permanently relocate to…
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Medieval MP of the Month: John Howard, from the Battle of Castillon to the Battle of Bosworth
Our Medieval MP of the Month series continues with John Howard, one of the only two known soldiers to have…
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The Good, the Bad and the Wonderful: The dramatic Parliaments of the late 14th century (Part Two)
Welcome back to our Named Parliaments series for June’s second installment from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Hannes Kleineke of our…
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Wigs on roundheads: puritans, peruques and powder under Oliver Cromwell
In our latest blog, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section challenges one of the lingering stereotypes…
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The Good, the Bad and the Wonderful: The dramatic Parliaments of the late 14th century (Part One)
This month in our Named Parliaments series we hear from Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior Research Fellow for our House of…