Military history
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MPs in World War One: Hon. William Lionel Charles Walrond (1876-1915)
Today marks the anniversary of the eighth MP who died in fighting in the First World War. Continuing our series…
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After Agincourt: the life of Sir John Pennington
This past week we have been celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (including the History of Parliament’s…
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The murder of Speaker Tresham
A 15th century murder mystery features in this week’s blogpost. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow of the Commons 1422-1504 section,…
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‘The hero legislator of Uxbridge’: the Hon. Charles Thomas Mills (1887-1915)
100 years ago the Battle of Loos proved deadly for a third MP, as today marks the anniversary of the…
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‘One of the best’: Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart (1883-1915)
Sadly the anniversaries of MPs’ deaths in the First World War are coming at very regular intervals currently – today…
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‘In a dirty ditch somewhere in France’: the Hon. Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes (1880-1915)
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the fifth MP who died fighting in the First World War, and the second…
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MPs in World War I: Harold Thomas Cawley (1878-1915)
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the fourth MP who died fighting in the First World War. Continuing our series…
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Medieval migration
As Europe’s migration crisis continues, Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior Research Fellow on the Commons 1422-1504 section, explores the medieval House…
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The battle of Northampton and the strange death of Sir William Lucy MP
This week 555 years ago one of the significant Wars of the Roses contests, the battle of Northampton, took place.…
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MPs and Waterloo
To mark today’s anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Dr Philip Salmon, Editor of the Victorian Commons, explores the impact…
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The ‘Election’ of the Speaker in Fifteenth-Century Parliaments
Today Parliament returns, and the new assembly’s first job is to elect a new Speaker. Dr Simon Payling, Senior Fellow…
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The Parliamentary Delegation to Buchenwald Concentration Camp – 70 Years On
On this day in 1945, a group of MPs arrived at Buchenwald concentration camp to report first hand on the…