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Books in the Political and Popular Culture in the Early Modern Period series

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  • - Secret History Narratives
    by Rebecca Bullard
    £52.99 - 136.99

  • - The Making of a Politician
    by Andrew Barclay
    £52.99 - 141.49

    Popular interest in Cromwell has often exceeded the originality of what has been written about him. Barclay's study comes out of meticulous research on a huge range of newly discovered primary sources, transforming our understanding of the life and career of Oliver Cromwell during the period from his birth in 1599 until 1642.

  • - Media, Empire and Godly Warfare, 1650-1658
    by Nicole Greenspan
    £52.99 - 136.99

    Greenspan examines a selection of Cromwell's conflicts, policies and imperial ventures to explore the ways in which the media was instrumental in developing, promoting and legitimizing government actions.

  • by Sara Gonzalez Castrejon
    £58.49 - 136.99

    As Spain encountered economic and political crises in the seventeenth century, the imagery of musical performance was invoked by the state to represent the power of the monarch and to denote harmony throughout the kingdom. Based on contemporary sources, Gonzalez is able to unravel the complex iconography of Spanish politics.

  • by Janet Dickinson
    £52.99 - 136.99

    The 1590s have long been considered as having had a distinct character, separate from the remainder of Elizabeth's reign. This book provides a reassessment of the politics and political culture of this significant period.

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    £58.49

    The 14 essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchical governments from the Thirty Years War up until the time of the French Revolution. Contributors aim to unravel the constructs of `absolutism¿ and `monarchism¿, examining how the power and authority of monarchs was defined through contemporary politics and philosophy.

  • - The Three Kingdoms and Beyond
    by Allan I. MacInnes
    £136.99

    For over seventy years after the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-90, Jacobitism survived in the face of Whig propaganda. These essays seek to challenge current views of Jacobite historiography. They focus on migrant communities, networking, smuggling, shipping, religious and intellectual support mechanisms, art, architecture and identity.

  • by Douglas J Hamilton
    £136.99

    The essays in this collection examine religion, politics and commerce in Scotland during a time of crisis and turmoil. Contributors look at the effect of the Union on Scottish trade and commerce, the Scottish role in tobacco and sugar plantations, Robert Burns's early poetry on his planned emigration to Jamaica and Scottish anti-abolitionists.

  • by Cesare Cuttica
    £141.49

    The 14 essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchical governments from the Thirty Years War up until the time of the French Revolution. Contributors aim to unravel the constructs of 'absolutism' and 'monarchism', examining how the power and authority of monarchs was defined through contemporary politics and philosophy.

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