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‘Matters false and scandalous’: the Scots and the emergence of party in the mid-1640s
In this guest article, Professor Laura Stewart explores how the writing of a Scottish polemicist, David Buchanan, not only inflamed…
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Bosworth and other battles: the illustrious career of Sir Gilbert Talbot (d.1517) of Grafton, KG
Dr Simon Payling of our Commons 1461-1504 project explores the career of the early Tudor figure Sir Gilbert Talbot, who…
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“Wilful murder by persons unknown”: death in an Oxford college (1747)
In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles examines an unpleasant incident that took place in Oxford…
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Power struggles and group dynamics in the House of Lords, 1584-5
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 3 February, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the History of Parliament,…
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How many people could vote in the UK after the 1832 Reform Act?
As part of our series of ‘explainer’ articles, aimed at clarifying the workings of the United Kingdom’s historic political system,…
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Crossing the Floor: Tales from the Oral History Project
Following some recent, high-profile, political defections, Alfie Steer and Dr Emma Peplow have delved into the History of Parliament’s Oral…
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England, Scotland and the Treaty of Union, 1706-08
In 1707, under the terms of the Treaty of Union, England and Scotland became a single state – the United…
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Reporting debates in the Victorian Commons
Today we take it for granted that parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. During the Victorian era, however, there was…
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Steps towards identifying new Black voters in 18th-century Westminster and Hertfordshire
A few months ago, the History welcomed a guest post by Dr Gillian Williamson with her groundbreaking research into John…
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Happy New Year from the Victorian Commons for 2026!
Here’s wishing all our readers a very enjoyable New Year! 2025 was a particularly memorable year for our 1832-68 House…
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Review of the Year 2025
2025 has been a year of many changes for the History of Parliament, with new projects, a new office, and…
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The origin of the Wars of the Roses? The marriage of Richard of Conisbrough and Anne Mortimer and the union of the houses of York and Mortimer
Whilst many see the ignition of the Wars of the Roses as taking place later in the 15th century, Dr…
