November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part I.

19 Nov 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags:

Mary I (February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558), also known as “Bloody Mary” by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe II of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She is best known for her vigorous […]

November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part I.

What have the Romans ever done for us?

28 Aug 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history Tags: ,

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Why was Churchill voted out of office after WW2?

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by Jim Rose in defence economics, economic history, income redistribution, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: , ,

Why did England restore its Monarchy after its Civil War?

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by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of religion, Public Choice Tags:

Why did the British Royal Family change its name to Windsor?

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First English Civil War: The Rise of Cromwell

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What Food Was Actually Like in the Elizabethan Period

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Why did Britain give Heligoland to Germany?

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by Jim Rose in defence economics, economic history, International law, war and peace Tags: ,

How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764

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by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: , ,

John Wilkes is one of the more scandalous figures in the 18th-century. His publication of North Briton Number 45, and Essay on Woman, had both the Commons and the Lords denounce him. Parliament began to build a case against Wilkes. Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our House of Lords 1715-1790 project, reflects on how Parliament […]

How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764

Ten Minute English and British History #03 -The Early Anglo-Saxons and the Mercian Supremacy

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Ten Minute English and British History #02 – Late Roman Britain

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Ten Minute English and British History #01 – Early Roman Britain and Boudicca’s Rebellion

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by Jim Rose in economic history, war and peace Tags: ,

Henry VII’s Pretenders: A Game of Thrones

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by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags:

Churchill and refugees

06 Sep 2022 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in Economics of international refugee law, International law, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

Extract from ‘English History, 1914-1945’ by A. J. P. Taylor – Read by John Gielgud

11 Aug 2022 Leave a comment

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