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Execution of Charles I – ?‘King-killer’: the Making of a Regicide
In the fourth in our series on the tumultuous events of the winter of 1648-9, and following on from the…
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Taking control: Speaker William Lenthall, precedent and the Long Parliament
In the midst of extraordinary times at Westminster, Dr Vivienne Larminie of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at…
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Keeping up appearances: make do and mend in the old Palace of Westminster
Ahead of the first Parliaments, Politics and People seminar of the New Year at the IHR this evening, Dr Robin…
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Sir John Popham: A Speaker-Elect Makes a Quick Escape from the Parliamentary Turmoil caused by England’s Precipitous Exit from Europe
In light of the recent controversy surrounding the current Speaker of the House of Commons and his position on Brexit,…
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Samuel Peploe: scourge of the Jacobites?
In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley, examines the career of the fierce anti-Jacobite clergyman, Samuel…
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Delivering justice: the sovereignty of the people, God’s judgement and the trial of Charles I
As twists and turns in the Brexit debates at Westminster continue, in the third in our series on the momentous…
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Review of the Year 2018
What a year it’s been! After all of the staff changes at the end of 2017 we started the new…
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Top tips for Christmas at the Jacobean court
As History of Parliament staff prepare for their Christmas break, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section ponders the…
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Medieval MP of the Month: Santa Claus in Parliament
Here’s a seasonal offering from Hannes Kleineke of the House of Commons 1422-1504 Section for our Medieval MP of Month……
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Reflections on the Vote 100 project and the Lady Astor Statue project #Astor100
The final installment for the Women and Parliament blog series in 2018 is rather appropriately written by Linda Gilroy, former…
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No deal: Pride’s Purge and retreat from settlement
As MPs prepare to vote over whether or not to accept the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May, we have…
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‘Persons of Rank and Distinction’: negotiating the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
Last month @GeorgianLords joined with @HistParl to discuss a series of treaties from the 17th to the mid-18th centuries. In…
