Tag Archives: Tudor Parliaments

St. David’s Day: Parliament and the Welsh Language (Part One)

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

In honour of St. David, the patron saint of Wales and St. David’s Day today, Dr Stephen Roberts, our Director, editor of the Commons 1640-1660 Section and proud Welshman, offers this first of two blogs outlining a brief history of … Continue reading →

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Electoral Independence in Tudor England

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

As the election campaign continues, so does our series of blogposts on historic campaigning. Today, all constituencies are contested and the electorate freely cast their votes. In Tudor England the concept of electoral freedom was honoured more in principle than … Continue reading →

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