Christian Identity, Piety, And Politics In Early Modern England Av Robert E. Stillman

<P>Rhetoric has long been a powerful and pervasive force in political and cultural life, yet in the early modern period, rhetorical training was generally reserved as a masculine privilege. This volume argues, however, that women found a variety...

A study of prophetic traditions in early modern England, their influence and popularity.

<p><b>The new, fully-updated edition of the popular introduction to the Tudor-Stuart period¿offers fresh scholarship and improved readability.</b> </p><p><i>Early Modern England 1485-1714 </i>is the market-leading...

Aristocratic dynasties have long been regarded as fundamental to the development of early modern society and government. Yet recent work by political historians has increasingly questioned the dominant role of ruling families in state formation, underlining...