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The Good, the Bad and the Wonderful: The dramatic Parliaments of the late 14th century (Part Two)
Welcome back to our Named Parliaments series for June’s second installment from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Hannes Kleineke of our…
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The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World
Today we celebrate the launch of our new publication, The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World, which has…
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Wigs on roundheads: puritans, peruques and powder under Oliver Cromwell
In our latest blog, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section challenges one of the lingering stereotypes…
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The Good, the Bad and the Wonderful: The dramatic Parliaments of the late 14th century (Part One)
This month in our Named Parliaments series we hear from Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior Research Fellow for our House of…
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The Knight’s Daughter: a newly discovered child of an old MP
Dr Hannes Kleineke of our House of Commons 1422-1504 project discusses the significance of a new archaeological discovery in Norfolk…
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Medieval MP of the Month: The sea hawk – Robert Wenyngton alias Cane
June’s medieval MP of the month is the swashbuckling Robert Wenyngton of Dartmouth. Dr Hannes Kleineke, of our House of…
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‘She is an Outsider in Public Life’: women parliamentary candidates, 1918-1923
Ahead of tonight’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, we hear from Lisa Berry-Waite, a…
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Ich bin in meinem Herzen Englisch: Could George I speak English?
George I’s linguistic weakness was supposedly the reason for the preference shown to his German advisors over most English politicians,…
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The First Woman Cabinet Minister: Margaret Bondfield, 1873- 1953
In this new blog for our ‘Women and Parliament’ series, Dr Paula Bartley gives an overview of the political career…
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Obituary for Roland Thorne
We were sorry to hear of the death of Roland Thorne at the age of 79. Roland was the Editor…
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‘A name of an ill sound’: The Officers’ Parliament of 1690-95
Today we continue with our ‘Named Parliament’ series. Charles Littleton of the Lords 1660-1832 project discusses the Officers’ Parliament of…
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Parliaments, Politics and People: Patriotic Labour 1918
In the last session of our IHR seminar, Parliaments, Politics and People, we enjoyed a paper from Professor Emeritus of…
