Parliamentary Leadership: John Pym

In the first in a series of conversations about parliamentary leadership, History of Parliament Trust Director and expert in mid-seventeenth century politics, Dr. Stephen Roberts explains how John Pym rose to be considered leader of the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643 and his posthumous legacy on Parliament.
The History of Parliament is a research project creating a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in England, then Britain, from their origins in the thirteenth century.
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