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Tag Archives: Tudor Parliaments
St. David’s Day: Parliament and the Welsh Language (Part One)
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
Posted in Early modern history, Patron Saints
Tagged Act of Union, Henry VIII, St David's Day, Stuarts, Tudor Parliaments, Wales, Welsh Language
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Electoral Independence in Tudor England
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
