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Mysticism in Early Modern England
Mysticism in Early Modern England traces how mysticism featured in polemical and religious discourse in seventeenth-century England and explores how it came to be viewed as a …
An Emerging Modern World
For as long as there have been nations, there has been an “international”—a sphere of cross-border relations. But for most of human history, this space was sparsely occupied. …
An Enlightenment Statesman in Whig Britain
A new assessment of the life and political career of Lord Shelburne, prime minister 1782-83, and of the context in which he lived. Lord Shelburne, Prime Minister in 1782-83, was a …
The Nature of the English Revolution Revisited
New insights into the nature of the seventeenth-century English revolution - one of the most contested issues in early modern British history. The nature of the seventeenth-century …
Contesting Orthodoxies in the History of Christianity
Examines the pursuit of orthodoxy, and its consequences for the history of Christianity. Christianity is a hugely diverse and quarrelsome family of faiths, but most Christians have …
Politics, Religion and Ideas in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Britain
This volume traces the evolution of Whig and Tory, Puritan and Anglican ideas across a tumultuous period of British history, from the mid-seventeenth century through to the Age of …
Revelation Restored: The Apocalypse in Later Seventeenth-Century England
An analysis of the nature of apocalyptic and millennial beliefs that reveals concerns prominent in England in the early seventeenth century had not abated after 1660. Revelation …
The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry
Provides a huge amount of detail about everyday maritime life in the important port of Whitby, home port of Captain Cook. The ancient but isolated town of Whitby has made a huge …
Rural Society and the Anglican Clergy, 1815-1914
A vivid and accessible reappraisal of the frequently uneasy relationship between the Victorian clergyman and his congregation. The conduct of divine service was only one item on …
The King's Irishmen: The Irish in the Exiled Court of Charles II, 1649-1660
A novel study of the political, religious, and cultural worlds of the principal Irish figures at the exiled court of Charles II Shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's …