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The termination of medieval Parliaments on the demise of the reigning monarch
As much of the nation, and the world, continues to reflect on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II…
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The Aftermath of the Impeachment of Thomas Parker, earl of Macclesfield
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley reassesses the impeachment, and later career, of Thomas Parker,…
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Sir Job Charlton and the Declaration of Indulgence 1672-3
As we continue our recent blog series exploring the careers of notable people to occupy the role of Speaker, here…
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In with the new – the appointment of Lord Chancellor Richard Neville in 1454
It was confirmed yesterday that the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party will be travelling to Balmoral next week,…
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William Turner and the reformation of gardening
Climate change is making gardening more of a challenge in this country, but at least we have plenty of information…
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‘Never ending war’ and ‘the enriching of Parliament-men’: MPs and corruption in the 1640s
In the second of two blogs from Dr Vivienne Larminie, editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, here attention is turned…
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Charles I in search of friends: government in crisis and the rewards of loyalty, 1640-1644
Today we hear from Dr Vivienne Larminie, editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, who discusses Charles I’s attempts to secure…
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William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke: the ‘nearly man’ of early Stuart politics
As we wait to hear who has triumphed in the latest contest to become prime minister, Dr Paul Hunneyball of…
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‘Robin the trickster’ versus ‘Stiff Dick’: the election of Robert Harley as Speaker of the Commons in 1701
In the latest in our series discussing some of the notable figures to occupy the role of Speaker of the…
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A Speakership that never was: Sir Thomas Hungerford and the Parliament of 1378
Throughout 2022 we have been looking into the careers of some of the people to occupy the role of Speaker-…
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“From wickedness or from weakness”: the beginning of the end for Sir Robert Walpole
During July we welcomed year 12 student Thomas O’Donoghue to the History of Parliament office, to carry out a work…
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‘A frenzy of quitting’: the art of resigning in the 18th century
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton considers two episodes in the mid-18th century when governments…
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Thomas Burdet of Arrow, MP for Warwickshire in 1455, and the execution of George, duke of Clarence
The execution of Thomas Burdet has long been linked to that of George, duke of Clarence a few months later.…
