The Reformation was a period of major religious change and conflict across Europe in the 1500s. In this topic, we explore how the Reformation happened in England and Wales under the Tudors. The articles explain the role of the monarch and Parliament, how both Protestant and CatholicMPs coped with and influenced these changes, and how different constituencies (local communities) responded to the upheaval.
The History of Parliament’s oral history project is working with the British Library to create a sound archive of British politics since 1945. We plan to interview as many former Members of Parliament as possible on their careers and political experiences. We have now interviewed over 160 former MPs and 155 interviews have been deposited in the British Library.
<p><b>Economic and social profile</b>:</p><p>Also known as The Mearns, Kincardineshire was a maritime county containing the eastern extreme of the Grampians, ‘forming the end of the great valley of Strathmore’. Comprising almost a quarter of a million acres, half of which were uncultivated, the county was mostly agricultural, but fishing was important for its coastal communities.<fn><em>Dod’s electoral facts, 1832-53, impartially stated</em>, ed. H.J.
