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‘So much dignity and efficiency’: John Evelyn Denison, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1857-72
The new year calls for a new blog series, so throughout 2022 we’re taking a closer look at some of…
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1421: a troubled royal Christmas
As the festive season draws to a close and a New Year commences, in today’s blog Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor…
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Double Dutch: two Dutch courtiers and the British dynasties they founded
In this latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton considers the histories of two Dutch families who went…
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Review of the Year 2021
Despite everything that was thrown at us this year, 2021 was as busy as ever for the History of Parliament!…
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Top of the Blogs 2021
Those of you who follow us on Twitter will be familiar with our regular Friday feature: #TopOfTheBlogs. As the title…
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Henry Clinton, earl of Lincoln: a peer governed by the underworld?
What’s your image of an Elizabethan nobleman? A grave elder statesmen with a long beard, perhaps, or a dashing young…
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Oliver the red-nosed protector: Cromwell’s physiognomy revisited
In today’s blog we hear from Patrick Little, senior research fellow in our Commons 1640-1660 project, who is looking into…
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Speaking about Animal Rights in the History of Parliament Oral History Project
As two animal welfare Bills progress through the stages of debate in Parliament, in our latest blog Emme Ledgerwood looks…
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Plots, petitions, prelates and popery: Parliament and the tumults of December 1641
December 1641 was a month of high tension in Parliament, as Dr Vivienne Larminie from our Commons 1640-1660 project explores……
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Recovering Europe’s Parliamentary Culture, 1500-1700
Since late September, we’ve been working with a new project at the University of Oxford, called ‘Recovering Europe’s Parliamentary Culture,…
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Death of a Queen: the tragic end of Caroline of Ansbach
In the latest post for the Georgian Lords, Dr Robin Eagles, considers the grisly end of Queen Caroline of Ansbach,…
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Gladstone and Ireland: A Financial Approach
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Virtual IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Douglas Kanter of Florida Atlantic…
