Category Archives: James I to Restoration

No deal: Pride’s Purge and retreat from settlement

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

As MPs prepare to vote over whether or not to accept the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May, we have the second post in the series on the tumultuous events of 1648-1649, as parliamentarians disputed with each other over a … Continue reading →

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The early Stuart judiciary – independent or subservient?

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

In the wake of recent events in America, Dr Paul Hunneyball of the Lords 1604-29 section considers the role of the judiciary in early Stuart political controversies… Much of the recent storm surrounding the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh as a … Continue reading →

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Peace at Last?

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Earlier this autumn saw the 80th anniversary of the Munich agreement, marked by a ‘Peace for our Time’ blog from our assistant director, Dr Emma Peplow.  As the first of a series from the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looking … Continue reading →

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Catholic peers and the Gunpowder Plot

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Remember, remember the fifth of November… Today we hear from Dr Ben Coates of the House of Lords 1604-29 Section about the warning of Catholic Peers before the Gunpowder Plot… On 26 October 1605 the Catholic nobleman William Parker, 5th … Continue reading →

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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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