Category Archives: James I to Restoration

The Kidney Stone of Alderman Adams

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Continuing the theme of health, medicine and Parliament, Dr Patrick Little of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at how a notable and multifaceted London MP of the mid-17th century provides a vivid illustration of a danger highlighted in … Continue reading →

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Women behind the polls: the electoral patronage of Anne St John, countess of Rochester

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Earlier this month the History of Parliament Trust with partners UK Parliament’s Vote 100 project and the Schools of Humanities at the University of Westminster held a conference to mark the centenary of the passing of the 1918 legislation that … Continue reading →

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Parliament and medicine in the early 17th century

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

Continuing the theme of health, medicine and Parliament, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 Section considers how medical practices and language impacted on parliamentary proceedings under the early Stuarts… History of Parliament biographies contain many incidental details about medicine … Continue reading →

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‘Matters far beyond their reach or capacity’: Parliament and foreign policy in 1621

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

As Parliament continues to debate Brexit, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section examines how the House of Commons first won the right to influence policy towards Europe… The scenario might seem familiar: a government deeply divided over the future … Continue reading →

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Currant affairs? Taxation without representation in early Stuart England

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

With tariffs on imported goods currently in the news, Dr. Simon Healy of the Lords 1604-29 Section provides some food for thought on Parliament and customs duties in the seventeenth century… Dried grapes were a luxury product in medieval England, … Continue reading →

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Gout and the political career of Lord Broghill

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

Today’s blog from Dr Patrick Little of the Commons 1640-1660 Section sees the return of our focus on health, medicine and Parliament. Patrick discusses the detrimental effect of gout on the career of Lord Broghill in the mid-seventeenth century… Roger … Continue reading →

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Dudley North, 3rd Lord North and the discovery of the waters of Tunbridge Wells

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

As part of our focus on health and medicine, Dr Ben Coates of the Lords 1604-29 Section considers the origins of the famous spa at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and ponders whether the parliamentary context might shed light on the date … Continue reading →

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