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Charting the changing culture of modern elections
A guest post today from Dr David Thackeray (Exeter University) on the changing culture of modern elections. David recently organised…
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‘There has been all along something odd in this affair’: The Malt Tax and the 1713 attempt to repeal the Union
300 years ago this month, arguments over the Malt Tax nearly brought the fledgling Union between England and Scotland to…
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Henry VII’s first parliament
As part of the ‘Tudor Court’ season, tomorrow night BBC2 will show ‘Henry VII: The Winter King’. Dr Hannes Kleineke…
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Thanks for our bank holidays, “Saint” John…
Dr Kathryn Rix of the Victorian Commons tells us about the extraordinary life of the MP responsible for our day…
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Parliaments, Politics and People – Simon Healy ‘The Significance (and Insignificance) of Precedent in Early Stuart Parliaments’
Last week our Parliaments, Politics and People seminar returned for the summer term, with the HOP’s own Simon Healy. His…
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Henry VI and parliament: screaming the house down?
With parliament still debating last week’s Queen’s speech, Dr Hannes Kleineke reveals a rather different start to the 1423 parliament, during…
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Confusion in the commons – voting in 17th Century parliaments
Today, parliamentarians are often accused of shouting and ‘braying’ during debates. In this, little has changed since the 17th century,…
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MPs memories: election campaigns
Today, local elections are taking place across England and Wales, and in South Shields a parliamentary by-election after David Milliband’s…
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The Peace of Utrecht, April 1713
300 years ago this April, a series of treaties known as the Peace of Utrecht was signed to end the…
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Writing the History of Parliament in Early Modern England – colloquium report
Dr Paul Cavill, lecturer in early modern history at the University of Leeds, reports back from last weekend’s colloquium ‘Writing…
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The Treaty of Paris, John Wilkes and North Briton Number 45
On 23 April 1763, John Wilkes published his famous ‘North Briton No.45’, attacking George III and his Prime Minister, the…
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Forcing Parliament…
360 years ago today, Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament, with a little help from a company of musketeers. Here’s…
