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Parliamentary Leadership: YouTube Round-up
During the Covid-19 pandemic, like many others we moved more of our work online and as part of that we…
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England’s Return to Protestantism, 1559
In the first of a new series of blogs on the Elizabethan period, Dr Andrew Thrush, editor of our 1558-1603…
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The Imperial Afterlife of Warren Hastings, 1818-1947
In today’s blog we hear from Alfie Banks formerly of the University of Southampton, winner of the History of Parliament…
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Edward, Lord Stafford and the 1621 parliamentary protections scandal
Four hundred years ago this month, in an unprecedented move forced on it by circumstances, Parliament adjourned for more than…
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A Spectacular Memorial: the Tomb of Thomas and Edith Babington in the church of Ashover, Derbyshire
Despite their positions in Parliament, it is not uncommon to come across MPs in our research who had a reasonably…
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‘leaping and creeping’: Honours in the early 18th century
Ahead of the Queen’s official birthday this weekend and its accompanying honours list, in today’s blog Dr Robin Eagles, editor…
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An Indispensable Member? Legal expertise in the Long Parliament, ‘an ancient lawyer’ and civil war intimidation
In the past, as with now, it was not uncommon to find those trained in the practice of law seated…
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The Earl of Aberdeen and the Scottish Peerage By-election of 1721
With two by-elections to the Commons on the horizon, in the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley…
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‘What a theatre is the House of Commons!’
In today’s blog we hear from the History of Parliament’s director Dr Paul Seaward, continuing our recent theme of Parliament…
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‘Better affected to Mars and Neptune, than to Mercury’: docks, diversity and the representation of Portsmouth in the civil wars and interregnum
In our latest blog Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, continues our local history look at…
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‘Covent Garden was lit up by a lucid light’: an MP’s account of the fire at Her Majesty’s Theatre, 6 December 1867
In the fifth of his article series on Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916), Dr Martin Spychal, research fellow for our Commons…
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Parliamentary Elections in the reign of Henry VI
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Virtual IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Hannes Kleineke, of the History of…
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Exploring the roots of a regicide: Sir John Danvers, the University of Oxford and gardens
As we look forward to warmer weather and fewer Covid-related restrictions, Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660…
