Religious history
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Nolo episcopari
On Monday, the Church of England voted to allow women bishops for the first time. This prompted Matthew Kilburn, research…
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Fighting in foreign wars: fears over English Catholics in the Netherlands’ war with Spain
Events in Iraq and Syria have led Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of the Lords 1603-1660 section, to reflect on a…
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Who should sit on the throne?: the Commons, Lords and William & Mary, 1689
325 years ago today Parliament offered the crown to William and Mary, along with the Declaration of Rights (later to…
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17th Century Papal elections: Charles II’s unorthodox role
After this week’s excitement from the Vatican, Dr Robin Eagles shares a story of 17th Century papal elections that the…
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Parliament and religion: the defeat of the first Occasional Conformity Bill, January 1703
After last week’s rulings from the European Court of Human Rights on religious discrimination in the workplace, Dr Charles Littleton…