Category Archives: James I to Restoration

‘A gentleman but stumbling in here!’: an impostor in Richard Cromwell’s Parliament

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

In our latest post, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section revisits the Parliament of 1659, which opened in such confusion that its membership was unclear and a stranger could sit undetected – with disquieting implications… On … Continue reading →

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How long is a Parliament?

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

In this blog for the ‘Named Parliaments’ series, Dr Paul Hunneyball, Associate Editor of the House of Lords 1604-29 project, explores the length of parliaments, paying particular attention to the Short and Long parliaments of the 1640s and 1650s… Down … Continue reading →

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‘“The Parliament driver”: Walter Long, party politics and the whip

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

The recent stream of votes in the Commons surrounding Brexit has thrown into relief the practice of ‘whipping’ MPs into supporting their party line.  Dr Vivienne Larminie of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section examines the emergence of an early … Continue reading →

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Fasting and political crises in the 1640s: no beer ‘till the publike exercises and religious duties … be past and over’

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

As Parliament engages in momentous decision-making about the future of the country, Dr Vivienne Larminie of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section marks the season of Lent with consideration of the solemn and austere approach of early modern Parliaments to … Continue reading →

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When is a Parliament not a Parliament?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

Dr Robin Eagles, Editor of the House of Lords 1660-1832 project kicks off our new series, ‘Named Parliaments’. Here, whilst highlighting a number of Named Parliaments in the seventeenth century, he explores the debate of parliament versus convention or assembly … Continue reading →

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James I and the duke of Buckingham: love, power and betrayal

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

Today is the first in a trio of blogs to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. Paul M. Hunneyball, Associate Editor of the House of Lords 1604-1629 project, kicks off with a sequel to his blog from last LGBTHM, ‘James I and … Continue reading →

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Crashing out of Monarchy: February 1649 and the making of the English republic

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

For the final blog in our series on the events during the winter of 1648-9, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section considers the transition from monarchy to republic after the execution of Charles I…  After the dramatic events of December 1648 … Continue reading →

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