Articles by Stephen Roberts
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‘Until head and knee weary’: motives and formats in the diarizing habit of Sir Simonds D’Ewes during the Long Parliament, 1640-47
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Stephen Roberts, emeritus director of the History of…
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Time and the Hard Night’s Day in the Long Parliament
During the 1640s the parliamentary day grew longer and longer until all-night sittings became a regular feature in the House…
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The Voice of the Parliamentary Diarists, 1640-60
May 2023 saw the publication of the History of Parliament’s The House of Commons 1640-1660 volumes. One of the main…
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Clerks of the Commons: More than just scribes
The clerks of the Commons in the 17th century have often been depicted as people who simply recorded the events…
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Contested Space: Politics and the Commons Chamber
The Palace of Westminster was the location of some of the most dramatic events in the English Civil Wars. Dr…
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Introducing The House of Commons, 1640-1660
In exciting news for the History of Parliament, 2023 sees the publication of our long-running House of Commons 1640-1660 project.…
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Parliament and Forced Colonial Labour in Richard Cromwell’s Parliament, 1659
In today’s blog Dr Stephen Roberts concludes his three-part blog series discussing parliamentary reactions to the 17th century transatlantic slave…
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Parliament and the Welsh Language/Dydd Gwyl Dewi: Y Senedd a’r Iaith Gymraeg.
To mark St David’s Day this year, we are publishing a translation into Welsh of a blog written in 2018,…
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Violence at the Door of Parliament, 1640-48
Over the past few weeks the eyes of the world have been on Washington. As the United States prepares to…
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Did the Puritans ban Christmas dinner?
The Puritans are often accused of banning Christmas, and although the House of Commons did sit on Christmas Day during…
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Discourses of Freedom and Slavery, 1640-60
Today we return to our recent series from History of Parliament director Dr Stephen Roberts, who has been discussing parliamentary…
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Slavery, the Caribbean and English Liberties, 1620-40
Today’s blog is the first in a three-part series from History of Parliament director Dr Stephen Roberts about parliamentary involvement…
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Electoral change in South-East Wales in the 1640s: the Recruiter Elections in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
This month, as part of our local history blog series, we’re looking into the parliamentary history of a number of…
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Parliament and the Mayflower: the case of Samuel More’s children
This month marks the 400 year anniversary of the voyage of Mayflower, the ship that transported 102 passengers to begin…
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The Mayflower: The New England men at Westminster, 1640-1660
In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail, transporting the first Puritan separatists to the ‘New World’. But, even thousands of…