Parliamentary Life
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The ‘Interruption’ of Parliament and the quest for political settlement, October 1659
In the first of a new blog series charting the collapse of the British Republic, Dr Vivienne Larminie of the…
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The Exclusion Parliaments
This blog from Paul Seaward, British Academy/Wolfson Research Professor at the History of Parliament Trust, is part of our Named…
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‘A blank in the History of the country’: The ‘Unreported Parliament’ 1768-74
Today Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our House of Lords 1715-1790 section continues with our Named Parliaments blog theme… Throughout…
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A female politician? Lady Derby and mid-Victorian political life
Continuing our series on Women and Parliament, Dr. Jennifer Davey of the University of East Anglia looks at the influence…
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The House of Lords Outside Parliament Time, 1604-1629
Continuing our theme of alternative functions once served by the palace of Westminster, Dr Andrew Thrush of the Lords 1604-29…
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History of Parliament Trust’s Annual Lecture: A Brief History of Parliamentary Time
Earlier this summer the History of Parliament Trust enjoyed their public annual lecture in Portcullis House, Westminster. This year’s speaker…
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A Victorian record-breaker: Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, Father of the House
Today we hear from Dr Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of our Commons 1832-68 project about the lengthy parliamentary career of…
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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…