Speakers of the House
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Taking control: Speaker William Lenthall, precedent and the Long Parliament
In the midst of extraordinary times at Westminster, Dr Vivienne Larminie of the House of Commons 1640-1660 section looks at…
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Sir John Popham: A Speaker-Elect Makes a Quick Escape from the Parliamentary Turmoil caused by England’s Precipitous Exit from Europe
In light of the recent controversy surrounding the current Speaker of the House of Commons and his position on Brexit,…
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Standing orders and precedents in the Irish House of Commons in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Today’s blog from Glenn McKee follows his paper given at our Parliaments, Politics and People Seminar at the IHR last…
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Acquitted with three huzzas: the impeachment of Robert Harley, earl of Oxford
In today’s ‘Reporting Parliament’ series for Parliament Week 2017, Dr Robin Eagles considers the value of manuscript news accounts of…
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Hot takes and fake news: news management through the Votes of the House of Commons
In the era of live webcasts from the Chamber and committee rooms, rolling Hansard and near-instant transcripts of committee sessions,…
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Votes for Women and the Speaker’s Conference on Electoral Reform 1916-17
January 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Speaker’s Conference on Electoral Reform 1916-17, which first sat in October 1916…
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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 ‘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…