17th Century history
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Red Streak: cider-making and drinking in Cromwellian Herefordshire
Dr Patrick Little explores how Herefordshire became the centre of cider-making in Cromwellian England.
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Religion, relief and the ‘slaughtered saints’: foreign aid in the seventeenth century
As modern-day discussions on how best to help nations across the world fight the COVID-19 pandemic continue, in today’s blog…
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Edward, Lord Stafford and the 1621 parliamentary protections scandal
Four hundred years ago this month, in an unprecedented move forced on it by circumstances, Parliament adjourned for more than…
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An Indispensable Member? Legal expertise in the Long Parliament, ‘an ancient lawyer’ and civil war intimidation
In the past, as with now, it was not uncommon to find those trained in the practice of law seated…
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‘What a theatre is the House of Commons!’
In today’s blog we hear from the History of Parliament’s director Dr Paul Seaward, continuing our recent theme of Parliament…
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‘Better affected to Mars and Neptune, than to Mercury’: docks, diversity and the representation of Portsmouth in the civil wars and interregnum
In our latest blog Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, continues our local history look at…
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Exploring the roots of a regicide: Sir John Danvers, the University of Oxford and gardens
As we look forward to warmer weather and fewer Covid-related restrictions, Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660…
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‘Seldom… disturbed by the bustle of trade or the affairs of Government’: Lymington from Restoration to Reform
As we gear up for May’s Local and Community History Month, today Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our Lords 1715-1790…
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Publication of the 1604-29 House of Lords volumes
The publication in January this year of The House of Lords, 1604-29 represents the culmination of ten years of writing…
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Three degrees of separation: alternatives to divorce in early modern England
As part of the History of Parliament’s blog series on marriage, Dr Paul Hunneyball, assistant editor of the Lords 1558-1603…
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Customs duties, political grievances and cross-border relations: an early Stuart perspective
In today’s blog Dr Vivienne Larminie, assistant editor of our Commons 1640-1660 project, takes a look at the debates over…
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Oliver Cromwell’s Western Designer
In today’s blog Dr David Scott, senior research fellow for our Commons 1640-1660 project, continues our look at parliamentary links…