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Revolutionary Stuart Parliaments, 17th Century history, Charles I, Factions, Health and Medicine, Military history, Parliamentary Life, Stuart

The Politics of Illness, Part 1: Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford, 1640-1

In the first of a short series, Dr Patrick Little of the 1640-60 Lords section,  discusses how illness undermined a compromise between Charles I and his opponents in Parliament in the early months of the Long Parliament. Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford, is well-known as the originator of the so-called ‘bridge appointments’ scheme, a compromise agreement in the winter of 1640-1 which would have seen Charles … Continue reading The Politics of Illness, Part 1: Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford, 1640-1

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Stuart, 17th Century history, Health and Medicine

Remember, Remember

Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow in the History’s House of Lords, 1660-1832 project, shares a cautionary tale ready for bonfire night… For most, the mantra is “remember, remember the 5th of November” but for Thomas, Lord Jermyn, the ditty was more likely to have been “remember, remember the 28th of October”. On that day in 1697, while observing the lord mayor’s procession in London … Continue reading Remember, Remember

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