Lords 1603-1660

Editor
Dr Andrew Thrush

Research staff
Dr Ben Coates
Mr Simon Healy
Dr Paul Hunneyball

The Period

The main aim of the project is to compile from primary sources a comprehensive and detailed biographical reference work on the 462 (94 bishops; 368 peers) members of the House of Lords from the accession of James I (1603) to the Restoration of Charles II (1660) within the space of one or two volumes. The primary focus of each entry will be the parliamentary and political activity of the men concerned. A further aim of this project is to produce a single-volume survey of the Lords' personnel based on the biographical entries and two separate studies of the institutional development of the House, one covering the years down to 1629, the other examining the period 1640-1649. The first phase of the project will be undertaken by the staff who worked on the Commons, 1604-29, but the project will also ultimately involve the staff currently working on the Commons, 1640-60, who will begin to work on the later portion of the Lords project once they have completed revision of the 1640-60 articles. The volumes are planned for publication in 2019.