Inheritance
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Some thoughts on William Pulteney, earl of Bath
The 31 May 2025 marks Dr Stuart Handley’s last day at the History of Parliament. One of his last biographies…
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‘Great Quarrels and Disputes’ or A Bun in the Oven? The Penshurst Claimant and the earldom of Leicester
In today’s blog Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our House of Lords 1715-1790 project, continues our look into the marriages…
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Ball Lightning in Early Modern England: The Curious Case of Nicholas Walsh, MP
In their work our researchers have discovered many strange and unusual causes of the death that have befallen parliamentarians over…
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Women and Parliament in the Fifteenth Century
2018 is the centennial anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 under the terms of which, for the…