Category: Henry VIII

15th Century History, Edward V, Henry IV, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Local History, Military history, The Commons in the Wars of the Roses

From Lancaster to York and back again: the political evolution of the Derbyshire Blounts

Dr Simon Payling, of our Commons 1461-1504 section, explores the fortunes and shifting loyalties of one gentry family in Derbyshire during the Wars of the Roses. The troubled politics of the mid-fifteenth century are illuminated by the histories of leading gentry families just as much as they are by those of Neville, Stafford and other great aristocratic families. In one sense, lesser families offer a more … Continue reading From Lancaster to York and back again: the political evolution of the Derbyshire Blounts

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Tudor, 16th Century history, Henry VIII, Religious history

‘The Story of Parliament’: Thomas Cromwell

Earlier this year the History published ‘The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain’ to mark the anniversary of Simon de Montfort’s parliament in 1265. The book is a brief introduction to the full 750 years of parliamentary history, aimed at the general reader, and available to purchase from the Houses of Parliament bookshop. Over the next few months we’ll be publishing … Continue reading ‘The Story of Parliament’: Thomas Cromwell

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Tudor, 16th Century history, Henry VIII, Military history, Scottish History

MPs at the Battle of Flodden

In the run-up to September’s Scottish Independence referendum, we are publishing a series on the relationship between England and Scotland through the centuries. Our second blog takes a look at the parliamentarians who fought in another major battle: Flodden… Between Robert the Bruce’s victory at Bannockburn and the union of the crowns under James VI & I there were a series of border confrontations between … Continue reading MPs at the Battle of Flodden

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