Barebones Parliament
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Breaching the guidelines: clerical MPs in the mid-seventeenth century
As the country grapples with interpreting the rules of the Covid-19 lockdown, Dr Vivienne Larminie of our Commons 1640-1660 section…
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The ‘Barebones Parliament’: an assembly of the saints, 1653
Today, Dr Vivienne Larminie, Assistant Editor of our House of Commons 1640-1660 Section, continues our Named Parliaments series with the…
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How long is a Parliament?
In this blog for the ‘Named Parliaments’ series, Dr Paul Hunneyball, Associate Editor of the House of Lords 1604-29 project,…
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Unlikely Parliamentarians 5: William Neast, Civil War religious radical
This week is Parliament Week, a programme of events and activities that connects people across the UK with Parliament and…
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Street demonstrations, military interventions and governments toppled: not today’s Cairo but London, 1640s and 1650s
After the dramatic events in Egypt yesterday, commentators have been arguing over whether the change of government should be considered…