jdmccaffertyJul 6, 2025
6 July 1540: A parliamentary delegation petition Henry VIII for an ecclesiastical investigation into the legitimacy of his marriage to Anne of Cleves #otd (St John’s Oxford) Annullment pronounced on 9th. #HistParl
The Victorian CommonsMay 15, 2025
This year marks the 190th anniversary of the 1835 election and the 160th anniversary of the 1865 election. In our latest post Dr Kathryn Rix looks at how electioneering had evolved in the 30 years between these two contests. #HistParl
https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/the-evolving-electoral-system-the-1835-and-1865-general-elections-compared/
The evolving electoral system: the 1835 and 1865 general elections compared

This year marks the 190th anniversary of the 1835 general election and the 160th anniversary of the 1865 general election. Our assistant editor Dr Kathryn Rix looks at some of the ways in which the…

The Victorian Commons
jdmccaffertyApr 15, 2025
15 Apr 1641: Lucius Cary 2nd Viscount Falkland advocates a doctrine of 'cumulative treason' against the Earl of Strafford viceroy of #Ireland #otd (NPG) #HistParl
jdmccaffertyMar 30, 2025
30 Mar 1534: The eloquence of Sir Humphrey Wingfield, Speaker of the House of Commons is commended #otd as he presents #parliament's Bills to Henry VIII (NPG) #HistParl
jdmccaffertyMar 29, 2025
29 Mar 1626: Charles I defends the Duke of Buckingham against #Parliament in a speech written by William Laud #otd #HistParl Almost exactly year earlier on his deathbed, James VI & I had asked Charles to protect Buckingham.
jdmccaffertyMar 10, 2025
10 Mar 1629: Charles I dissolves #Parliament #otd starts his personal rule in England, until 1640 and the outcomes we know... #HistParl
jdmccaffertyJan 4, 2025
4 Jan 1681: Charles II makes it clear to #Parliament that he will not accept any form of Exclusion legislation #HistParl
jdmccaffertyDec 18, 2024

18 Dec 1640: William Laud Archbishop of #Canterbury impeached #otd for High Treason. Harbottle Grimston MP describes him as 'the sty of all pestilential filth that hath infected the State & Government'.

Ouch. #HistParl #Impeachment

jdmccaffertySep 17, 2024
17 Sept 1656: the Second Protectorate #Parliament meets at #Westminster Palace #otd (BM) #HistParl
jdmccaffertyJul 12, 2024
12 July 1540: Parliament confirms the annulment of the union between Anne of Cleves & Henry VIII #otd (St John’s Oxford) #HistParl