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Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, 17th Century history, Military history, Social history, Stuart

‘Friendship and alliance’: the marquess of Hertford and the earl of Essex

In the latest Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments article, Dr Patrick Little looks at the relationship between two brothers-in-law who ended up on opposing sides during the civil war. William Seymour, 2nd earl (and later 1st marquess) of Hertford married Frances Devereux, sister of Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex, in 1617. This was a match between two powerful families, both of which had experienced the ups … Continue reading ‘Friendship and alliance’: the marquess of Hertford and the earl of Essex

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17th Century history, Commons in the Civil Wars, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Interregnum, Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, Stuart

Crisis? What Crisis? Parliament and Revolutionary Britain

At the end of April, the History of Parliament hosted a colloquium to celebrate the publication of the House of Commons 1640-60 volumes and the beginning of a new section on the Lords in the same period. In this blog, Dr Alex Beeton reports on a very successful day. In the last decade, it has become common to describe parliamentary democracy in England and the … Continue reading Crisis? What Crisis? Parliament and Revolutionary Britain

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

New Evidence for Old Stories: The Scribbled Books of the House of Lords

In this blog, Dr Alex Beeton from our House of Lords 1640-1660 project explores a little-used parliamentary source – the ‘Scribbled Books’ – and reveals some of the important information that can be found within them… John Browne, the Clerk of the Parliaments (i.e. the House of Lords) in the Long Parliament, did not have an easy job. His primary purpose was, with the help … Continue reading New Evidence for Old Stories: The Scribbled Books of the House of Lords

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Stuart, 17th Century history, Buildings and Architecture, Conferences, Seminars and Events

Dutch Diet Diversity: Comparing Seventeenth-Century Dutch Provincial Assemblies (Diets) in East Asia, North America, and the Dutch Republic

Ahead of next Tuesday’s online Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Jim van der Meulen of Ghent University. On 27 February between 5.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m., Jim will discuss seventeenth-century Dutch provincial assemblies in East Asia, North America and the Dutch Republic. The seminar takes place online on 27 February 2024, between 17:30 and 19:00. Details of how to join the discussion are … Continue reading Dutch Diet Diversity: Comparing Seventeenth-Century Dutch Provincial Assemblies (Diets) in East Asia, North America, and the Dutch Republic

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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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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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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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Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, 17th Century history, Charles I, Stuart, Women and Parliament

The Caroline court and the political breakdown of 1641-42

In the latest Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments blog, guest blogger Dr Fraser Dickinson considers the changes in the fortunes of the circles at the Caroline court as one of the reasons for the problems that Charles I faced during the crisis of 1641 and 1642. In the second half of the 1630s, England presented the appearance of stability. One cause of this state of affairs was that … Continue reading The Caroline court and the political breakdown of 1641-42

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Commons in the Civil Wars, 17th Century history, Military history, Stuart

Changing sides: ‘turncoats’ in the English Civil Wars

Throughout the English Civil Wars, it was common for people to switch sides between Parliamentarians and Royalists; these people earned the nickname ‘turncoat’. Dr Patrick Little from our Lords 1640-1660 project explores two obscure figures in the Civil Wars and why they became turncoats. The English Civil War divided communities along religious and political lines. But those divisions did not always extend to social networks, the … Continue reading Changing sides: ‘turncoats’ in the English Civil Wars

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Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, 17th Century history, Charles I, Interregnum, Oliver Cromwell, Stuart

The Lords and the Putney Debates

Following the victory of Parliament over King Charles I in the first English Civil War, the New Model Army, Charles, and radical groups convened at Putney to discuss the political settlement. Sarah Mortimer, Associate Professor at Christ Church, Oxford, and David Scott, editor of the House of Lords 1640-1660 section, discuss the debates surrounding the constitutional status of king and Lords. With the old frame … Continue reading The Lords and the Putney Debates

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