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The king’s dilemma: how it fell to George V to choose a new prime minister
In May 1923, Andrew Bonar Law handed in his resignation letter and it fell to King George V to select…
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The 1626 coronation: Charles I’s botched political relaunch
After a shaky start to his reign, the king intended his coronation to bolster his personal image and agenda ahead…
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Politics and play in girls’ schools in England, 1870-1914
Ahead of next Tuesday’s hybrid Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Helen Sunderland of St Catherine’s College, University…
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Beast from the East or Song of Solomon? The Coronation of King Henry V, 9 April 1413
While many coronations have been unlucky weather-wise, it is Henry V’s coronation that has gone down in history for its…
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‘The buzz, the prattle, the crowds, the noise, the hurry’: the Coronation of George III and Queen Charlotte
Royal celebrations in the Georgian period were renowned for their mixture of stately formality and farcical mix-ups. In the third…
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MPs and the coronation of Edward VII
The members of the House of Lords have traditionally been far more involved with coronations than their Commons counterparts, and…
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Picturing the Parliament of 1523
What did a meeting of the English Parliament look like 500 years ago? The earliest-known image of a state opening…
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Liberalism, the law and Parliament in modern British history
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Ben Griffin of the University of Cambridge.…
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‘The most solemn, magnificent, and sumptuous ceremony’: The coronation of George II and Queen Caroline, 11 October 1727
Contemporaries were agreed that the coronation of George II and Queen Caroline on 11 October 1727 was spectacular. In our…
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Preparations for the Coronation of Richard II
Continuing our blog series on coronations, Simon Payling from our Commons 1461-1504 project, reflects on the Coronation of the young…
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A ‘noble’ and ‘magnificent’ occasion: MPs and Queen Victoria’s coronation
Recent reports indicate that the coronation of King Charles III will have a reduced audience; less than 100 MPs and…
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Introducing The House of Commons, 1640-1660
In exciting news for the History of Parliament, 2023 sees the publication of our long-running House of Commons 1640-1660 project.…
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The Peerage and the Coronation of George I
The death of Queen Anne on 1 August 1714 heralded the arrival of a new dynasty in Britain – literally…
