Category Archives: diplomatic history

Chatham and the failure of English Politics

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

400 years ago this week the British navy suffered a disaster after the Dutch Raid on the Medway. In this blog our Director, Dr Paul Seaward, discusses the parliamentary background to one of the worst defeats in British naval history…  … Continue reading →

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Voices from our Oral History Project: Tam Dalyell

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

Following the sad news last month of the death of the fondly remembered maverick MP Tam Dalyell, today we begin an occasional series exploring interviews with former MPs from our oral history project we have now lost… Since his death, … Continue reading →

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A ‘Glorious’ Revolution?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by

This week the BBC’s new series ‘British History’s Biggest fibs’ tackles some of the myths surrounding the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688-1689. Dr Robin Eagles casts a glance over some aspects of the revolution’s commemoration… In July 1789 the House of … Continue reading →

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Parliament and the Suez Crisis

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

Sixty years ago this week the Suez Crisis was in full swing and parliament was in uproar. Here we discuss the crisis through the eyes of the Commons… The Suez Crisis is now seen by historians as one of the … Continue reading →

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David Lloyd George and Herbert Asquith: Liberals at war

Posted on August 31, 2016 by

Inspired by the political upheaval in many of our political parties after the Brexit vote, we’ve been looking this summer at some historic party splits. In today’s blog we move into the 20th century, and the personal and political rivalry … Continue reading →

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‘At whose door must this resentment be laid?’ The Whig Schism of 1717

Posted on July 27, 2016 by

The fall-out from Brexit has caused considerable disarray in the British party system, and over the course of this summer four parties either have new leaders or are holding leadership contests. Over the summer we’ll take a look at some … Continue reading →

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European diplomacy: the ‘double monarchy’ of England and France envisaged in the treaty of Troyes of 1420

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

Today, the new Prime Minister Theresa May makes her first diplomatic trip to meet her counterparts in Germany and France.  Here Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow of the Commons 1422-1504 section, blogs about parliament’s reaction to another major realignment in … Continue reading →

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