Category: 17th Century history

17th Century history, Commons in the Civil Wars, Conferences, Seminars and Events, History of Parliament Trust, Interregnum, Oliver Cromwell

The History of Parliament, House of Commons, 1640-60: a roundtable discussion

Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People roundtable seminar, we hear from Alex Beeton and Patrick Little of the History of Parliament. On 13 February Alex and Patrick will join Andrew Barclay, Vivienne Larminie and David Scott to discuss the recently published History of Parliament, House of Commons, 1640-60 volumes The roundtable seminar takes place on 13 February 2024, between 17:30 and 19:00. It is fully … Continue reading The History of Parliament, House of Commons, 1640-60: a roundtable discussion

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Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, 17th Century history, Interregnum, Stuart

The Stuart Brothers in the English Civil War: the Road to Royalist Martyrdom

UNIQ+ Intern, Thomas Fallais, and David Scott, editor of the House of Lords 1640-1660 section, consider the deaths of three prominent royalist brothers, and how they were remembered. The Stuart brothers George Lord d’Aubigny, Lord John Stuart and Lord Bernard Stuart came from a powerful aristocratic family. Their father, Esmé Stuart, 3rd duke of Lennox, was a cousin and favourite of King James I, and their elder … Continue reading The Stuart Brothers in the English Civil War: the Road to Royalist Martyrdom

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Commons in the Civil Wars, 17th Century history, Interregnum, Oliver Cromwell

Richard Ingoldsby – Reluctant Regicide?

On 29 January 1649, Charles I’s death warrant was signed by 59 men. One of these men, Richard Ingoldsby, later claimed during the restoration of the monarchy that Oliver Cromwell had forced him to sign it. Dr Andrew Barclay, senior research fellow of our House of Lords 1640-1660 project, investigates whether he was in fact forced to sign the death warrant. The signing of the death … Continue reading Richard Ingoldsby – Reluctant Regicide?

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Georgian Lords, 17th Century history, 18th Century history, Elections, Legal history

“Get a haircut”Celebrating the career of Lord Chancellor Cowper

10 May 2023 marked the 300th anniversary of the death of William Cowper, Earl Cowper, a rarity among political lawyers in that he served two terms as lord chancellor. Currently, the History of Parliament has two published accounts of his career, one covering the period when he was a member of the House of Commons, and one covering the House of Lords under Queen Anne. … Continue reading “Get a haircut”Celebrating the career of Lord Chancellor Cowper

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Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, 17th Century history, Interregnum, Stuart

Post-Mortem by Print: Reflections on the Death of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland

In the latest Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments blog, guest blogger William Poulter, a postgraduate researcher at the University of Leeds, discusses how the death of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland in 1643 was memorialised decades later during the Restoration of the monarchy. Lucius Cary, Viscount Falkland [S], was killed fighting for the king in the English Civil War on 20 September 1643. Explanations for his death range … Continue reading Post-Mortem by Print: Reflections on the Death of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland

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Women and Parliament, 17th Century history, 18th Century history, 19th Century history, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Georgian, Social history, Victorian

Women in charge? Parliament’s female Housekeepers and Necessary Women, c. 1690-1877

Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Mari Takayanagi, senior archivist in the UK Parliamentary Archives, and Elizabeth Hallam Smith, historical research consultant at the Houses of Parliament. On 28 November they will discuss the women who once operated behind the scenes at the House of Lords… The seminar takes place on 28 November 2023, between 5:30 and 6.30 p.m. … Continue reading Women in charge? Parliament’s female Housekeepers and Necessary Women, c. 1690-1877

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Commons in the Civil Wars, 17th Century history, Factions, Interregnum, Parties

The Civil War and the First Age of Party

May 2023 saw the publication of the History of Parliament House of Commons 1640-1660 volumes. This research has uncovered that many of the political identities, behaviours and structures that constitute a recognisable party-political system first came together during this time. Dr David Scott, editor of the House of Lords 1640-1660 section, explains… On trial for his life in 1662, the former parliamentarian statesman Sir Henry Vane referred … Continue reading The Civil War and the First Age of Party

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Commons in the Civil Wars, 17th Century history, Interregnum

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 of Commons. Dr Stephen Roberts, editor of the House of Commons 1640-1660, explains the debates that kept the Commons sitting late and how orders and divisions on candles became a regular feature. UK Parliament is celebrated for its traditions: consider the Speaker’s daily procession, the spectacle … Continue reading Time and the Hard Night’s Day in the Long Parliament

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Stuart, 17th Century history, Charles I, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Irish History

‘There is not a Minister on this Side, that knows any Thing I either write or intend, excepting the Master of the Rolls and Sir George Radcliffe’: Sir Thomas Wentworth’s reliance on his cabal in the Irish Parliaments of Charles I’s reign

Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Charlotte Brownhill of the Open University. On 14 November Charlotte will discuss the management of Irish parliaments in the 1630s and 1640s. The seminar takes place between 5:30 and 6.30 p.m. You can attend online via Zoom. Details of how to join the discussion are available here. Sir Thomas Wentworth (later earl … Continue reading ‘There is not a Minister on this Side, that knows any Thing I either write or intend, excepting the Master of the Rolls and Sir George Radcliffe’: Sir Thomas Wentworth’s reliance on his cabal in the Irish Parliaments of Charles I’s reign

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Commons in the Civil Wars, 17th Century history, Interregnum

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 sources for our researchers was parliamentary diaries. Dr Stephen Roberts, editor for the House of Commons 1640-1660, looks at some of the key parliamentary diarists from this period. Other than the official record of Parliament, enshrined in the Journals of Commons and Lords, probably the most significant … Continue reading The Voice of the Parliamentary Diarists, 1640-60

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