Warsaw Workshop

Our second book project workshop on Early Modern Parliamentary Cultures of Poland-Lithuania and the Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland was held in Warsaw on 12–13 May 2023 and brought together all members of our Research Group. Organised into five sessions, the workshop provided an opportunity to discuss the key research questions and objectives of our edited volume. Topics included the meaning of parliamentary culture; parliaments as political communities; unions and composite polities; representation and decision-making cultures; parliamentary exclusion; and ritual cultures and symbolic communication. The workshop offered a valuable space for collaborative exchange, methodological reflection, and planning the next stages of our project. We met at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw’s Old Town, whose welcoming atmosphere provided an excellent setting for our discussions. We are especially grateful to Anna Kalinowska for her co-organisation of this event.

The workshop programme can be downloaded below: