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The other Elizabethan succession crisis: the fight to succeed the 1st Lord Burghley, 1592-1598
The long-running problem of who would inherit the English throne was not the only succession crisis of Elizabeth I’s reign.…
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The capture and execution of Sir Robert Tresilian, chief justice of King’s bench, and the ‘Merciless Parliament’ of 1388
On the 19th February 1388, one of the most dramatic events of medieval parliamentary history took place. Simon Payling from…
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For St Valentine’s Day, a sad story about marital devotion from Civil War and Restoration Suffolk – or is it?
This Valentine’s Day, Paul Seaward, Director of the History of Parliament, reflects on the marital devotion of Sir Henry North,…
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History of Parliament and Excavating Early Queer History
To mark LGBTQ+ History Month 2023, guest blogger Charles Upchurch, Professor of British history at Florida State University, explains how…
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The Duke of Newcastle’s “resignation honours list” of 1756
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Stuart Handley considers the duke of Newcastle’s resignation honours list in 1756.…
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Oral History Project internship and PhD opportunity: come and work with us!
These are exciting times for our Oral History project, as we have two opportunities to come and work with us……
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Parliament and the Elizabethan energy crisis
Steep increases in fuel bills are not just a modern problem, as Dr Paul Hunneyball of our Lords 1558-1603 section…
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1642 – The earl of Leicester’s ‘Annus Horribilis’
In the first Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments blog of 2023, guest blogger Dr Fraser Dickinson explores the torn allegiances of the…
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How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
John Wilkes was well known for treading a fine line in his outspoken comments against the government, but in 1763…
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Politics before Democracy Conference
Call for Papers, deadline – 17 February 2023 The History of Parliament and the School of History, University of East…
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‘Always look a gift horse in the mouth’: the abbey of Louth Park and the deathbed of Sir Henry Vavasour (d. 1342) of Cockerington, Lincolnshire
On his deathbed, Sir Henry Vavasour reflected on life after death and made some changes in his will to ensure…
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Review of the Year 2022
2022 has been a bumper year for the History of Parliament, as we settled into a ‘new normal’ of events…
