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Medieval, 15th Century History, Parliamentary Life, The Commons in the Wars of the Roses

Ambassadors in the late middle ages

March’s medieval offering is from Senior Research Fellow, Dr Charles Moreton, who is currently working on our 1461-1504 project. Charles previously worked on our 1422-1461 volumes which are due for publication in the coming weeks. Today he discusses the crown’s ambassadors in the late middle ages… As attested by the recent travails of Her Majesty’s recent representative in Washington, the role of ambassador is not … Continue reading Ambassadors in the late middle ages

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James I to Restoration, 16th Century history, 17th Century history, Buildings and Architecture, Parliamentary Life, Social history, Stuart

The House of Lords Outside Parliament Time, 1604-1629

Continuing our theme of alternative functions once served by the palace of Westminster, Dr Andrew Thrush of the Lords 1604-29 section considers activities at the southern end of the complex in the early seventeenth century… During the early modern period parliaments were neither regular nor particularly frequent but sat at the whim of the monarch. Consequently, for most of the time the old palace of … Continue reading The House of Lords Outside Parliament Time, 1604-1629

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