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Women in early modern parliamentary politics
Over the last few weeks we have been marking Women’s History Month. Continuing the discussion of women’s parliamentary history, Dr…
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Port’s indelible mark on British history
We’re sure that, just like the History of Parliament’s staff who are all working from home, the reality of the…
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‘You’d better accept you’ll have to concentrate on domestic politics for now’ – gender bias in the post-war House of Commons
As Women’s History Month reaches a close, Dr Emma Peplow, lead coordinator of our Oral History Project, looks back through…
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Was the battle of Towton as bloody as all that?
Today is the anniversary of the battle of Towton, a violent battle in 1461 which resulted in Edward IV claiming…
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Exiting the English Republic part 2: the end of the Long Parliament
In the second half of her series on exiting the English Republic (part one available here) Dr Vivienne Larminie, Assistant…
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An MP and an Epidemic in Civil War London
As we face challenges unfamiliar in modern times, our director, Dr Stephen Roberts, looks back at one parliamentary diarist’s response…
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Ourselves alone? The General Convention of Ireland of 1660
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today’s Irish themed blog from Dr Patrick Little of our House of Commons 1640-60 project considers…
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Ambassadors in the late middle ages
March’s medieval offering is from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Charles Moreton, who is currently working on our 1461-1504 project. Charles…
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William Wilberforce, a Lettre and An Appeal: abolitionism between campaigns, 1807-1823
Ahead of tonight’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, we hear from Anna Harrington, a PhD candidate…
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The Princess Mother: Augusta, Princess of Wales, the power behind the throne?
Today, on International Women’s Day, Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our Lords 1715-1790 project, looks at the life of Augusta,…
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Exhibition review: Georgian Delights: Life during the Reign of George IV exhibition review
Last week Senior Research Fellow on the House of Lords 1715-90 project, Dr Stuart Handley, headed off on a field…
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Lesbians and the law: the Wolfenden Report and same-sex desire between women
Our final blog for LGBTQ+ History Month comes from Dr Caroline Derry, who has recently published a book on lesbianism…
