Parliamentary Life
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Crashing out of Monarchy: February 1649 and the making of the English republic
For the final blog in our series on the events during the winter of 1648-9, Dr Patrick Little of the…
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‘The House divided’: the creation of a second division lobby for the Commons in 1836
The huge publicity given to recent parliamentary votes on Brexit has put the over-crowded division lobbies of the House of…
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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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Medieval MP of the Month: An MP Struck by Lightning
Today we hear from House of Commons 1422-1504 Section Editor, Dr Linda Clark for the next instalment in our series ‘Medieval…
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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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Medieval MP of the Month: Sir Christopher Talbot
Here’s the next installment in our series ‘Medieval MP of the Month’. Today we here from Senior Research Fellow, Dr…
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“Dismal” – Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham
In this latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley, senior research fellow in the House of Lords 1715-90…
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A night in Parliament: Militant Suffragettes and Parliament
We are delighted to post this guest blog in our Women and Parliament series from one of the public historians…
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Medieval MP of the Month: Robert Hill (c.1391-1444) of Shilston, Devon.
Today’s blog is the second installment from our ‘Medieval MP of the Month’ series. In this post we hear from…
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Violent times? MPs as victims of murder in the mid-fifteenth century
Today Dr Simon Payling of the 1422-1504 Section explores the murders of MPs in the mid-fifteenth century… The completion of…