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Category Archives: military history
Peace at Last?
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
Posted in 17th Century history, Early modern history, James I to Restoration, military history, Politics, Royal family, Uncategorized
Tagged Army, Carisbrooke Castle, Charles I, Civil War, Isle of Wight, Nathaniel Fiennes, New Model army, Newport Treaty, Sir John Evelyn, viscount Saye and Sele, William Fiennes, William Pierrepont
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Gerald Arbuthnot MP and the Parliamentary War Memorial
Since 2014 Dr. Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons, 1832-1945 project, has been blogging about the 24 MPs and former MPs who died on military service during the First World War. We have published her posts to … Continue reading
MPs in World War I: the Hon. Charles Henry Lyell (1875-1918)
Last month we marked the centenary of the last serving MP to be killed in action during the First World War and today we commemorate a former MP who died while on military service. Dr. Kathryn Rix, Assistant Editor of … Continue reading
‘His Presence contributed greatly to the success of the Day’: George II, king and soldier
Today marks the anniversary of the coronation of George II, the British monarch known for being the last to ride into battle with their troops. He did so at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. Dr Robin Eagles, Editor of … Continue reading
‘He chose the forefront of the battle’: Lord Alexander George Thynne (1873-1918)
Here’s the next instalment from Dr Kathryn Rix (Assistant Editor of the House of Commons 1832-1868 project) in her series commemorating those MPs who died during the First World War. You can see the rest of the series here… On 14 … Continue reading
