From 1531, the Princess Mary was often sick with irregular menstruation and depression, although it is not clear whether this was caused by stress, puberty or a more deep-seated disease. She was not permitted to see her mother, whom King Henry VIII had sent to live away from court. In early 1533, King Henry VIII […]
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part II.
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part II.
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in economic history Tags: British history
Cooperation and the Co-operative Party
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in economic history Tags: British history, British politics
The Co-operative Party was founded in 1917, volunteer interviewer Peter Reilly reflects on his recent oral history interview with David Lepper, a former ‘Labour Coop’ MP and what it meant to be a member of the Co-operative Party. Recent interviews I have conducted for the History of Parliament Trust Oral History Project remind us that […]
Cooperation and the Co-operative Party
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part I.
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in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags: British history
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
in development economics, economic history Tags: British history, Roman empire
Why was Churchill voted out of office after WW2?
31 May 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, income redistribution, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: British history, British politics, World War II
Why did England restore its Monarchy after its Civil War?
11 May 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of religion, Public Choice Tags: British history
Why did the British Royal Family change its name to Windsor?
11 Apr 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history Tags: British history, World War I
First English Civil War: The Rise of Cromwell
24 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of religion Tags: British history
What Food Was Actually Like in the Elizabethan Period
14 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: British history
Why did Britain give Heligoland to Germany?
31 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, war and peace Tags: British history, Germany
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
15 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: British constitutional law, British history, constitutional law
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
19 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: British history, Roman empire
Ten Minute English and British History #02 – Late Roman Britain
18 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: British history, Roman empire
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