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Medieval MP of the Month: Santa Claus in Parliament

Here’s a seasonal offering from Hannes Kleineke of the House of Commons 1422-1504 Section for our Medieval MP of Month… THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 1422-1461, edited by Linda Clark, is out now. For further details about the volumes, including purchasing information,  visit the Cambridge University Press website, here. While much has rightly been made this year of the career and legacy of Col. … Continue reading Medieval MP of the Month: Santa Claus in Parliament

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Medieval MP of the Month: An MP Struck by Lightning

Today we hear from House of Commons 1422-1504 Section Editor, Dr Linda Clark for the next installment in our series ‘Medieval MP of the Month’. Today’s blog explores Sir James Berners, an MP struck by lightning whilst on a pilgrimage with the King… THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 1422-1461, edited by Linda Clark, is out now. For further details about the volumes, including purchasing … Continue reading Medieval MP of the Month: An MP Struck by Lightning

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Medieval MP of the Month: Sir Christopher Talbot

Here’s the next installment in our series ‘Medieval MP of the Month’. Today we here from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Simon Payling about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Sir Christopher Talbot… THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 1422-1461, edited by Linda Clark, is out now. For further details about the volumes, including purchasing information, visit the Cambridge University Press website, here. Sir Christopher Talbot (1415-43) … Continue reading Medieval MP of the Month: Sir Christopher Talbot

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Medieval MP of the Month: Robert Hill (c.1391-1444) of Shilston, Devon.

Today’s blog is the second installment from our ‘Medieval MP of the Month’ series. In this post we hear from Senior Research Fellow Dr Hannes Kleineke about landed gentleman Robert Hill… THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 1422-1461, edited by Linda Clark, is out now. For further details about the volumes, including purchasing information, visit the Cambridge University Press website, here. While clashes over fishing stocks in … Continue reading Medieval MP of the Month: Robert Hill (c.1391-1444) of Shilston, Devon.

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House of Commons 1422-1504: MP of the Month

In our Medieval MP of the Month series we’ll be exploring some of the characters who feature in our Commons 1422-1504 volumes, which were published in April 2020. Today we hear from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Hannes Kleineke about William Holbeck, MP for York in the Parliament of 1450-1… THE HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 1422-1461, edited by Linda Clark, is out now. … Continue reading House of Commons 1422-1504: MP of the Month

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