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- Victorian Governesses : A Look at Education and Professionalization
- Beliefs and Approaches to Death and Dying in Late Seventeenth-Century England
- Forging a coalition army: William III, the grand alliance, and the confederate army in the Spanish Netherlands, 1688-1697
- A Crisis in Regal Identity: The Dichotomy Between Levinia Teerlinc’s (1520-1576) Private and Public Images of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
- Courtship and Marriage Rituals in Seventeenth Century England
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Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books – exhibition at Cambridge University Library
Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books celebrates some of the men and women who have donated their libraries to Cambridge University over the past four hundred years, and the diverse and extraordinary treasures they owned.
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Victorian Governesses : A Look at Education and Professionalization
Histories and fictions explore the lives of Victorian governesses. The governess appeared lonely, depressed, and unwanted, yet thousands of women entered the profession. Victorian governesses experienced changing social and economic conditions.
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Beliefs and Approaches to Death and Dying in Late Seventeenth-Century England
This study evaluates beliefs and practices of death and dying among Puritans and Arminians in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, from the English Civil War era through the Glorious Revolution.
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Forging a coalition army: William III, the grand alliance, and the confederate army in the Spanish Netherlands, 1688-1697
The wars against Louis XIV were fought by coalition armies. In the autumn of 1688, Louis’ forces invaded the Palatinate triggering the largest European conflict of the age, a war that would eventually involve — either directly or indirectly — every state in Europe.
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A Crisis in Regal Identity: The Dichotomy Between Levinia Teerlinc’s (1520-1576) Private and Public Images of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Teerlinc’s career began with an invitation to serve as official court painter to Henry VIII (1491-1547). After his death in 1554, she worked for Edward VI (1547-1553), Mary I (1516-1558), and finally Elizabeth I (1533-1603).
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Courtship and Marriage Rituals in Seventeenth Century England
This thesis will examine the more personal side of courtship and marriage, through the use
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Imagining the pain and peril of seventeenth-century childbirth: travail and deliverance in the making of an early modern world
Alice Thornton’s accounts of the pains and perils of childbirth, including this passage on the birth of her fifth child, have attracted the attention of a number of recent historians as particularly detailed and evocative examples of personal testimony to the experience of giving birth in the early modern period.
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How Ravens Came to the Tower of London
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to popular belief, Charles II of England (reigned 1660-1685) once heard a prophecy that if ravens left the Tower of London it would 'fall', so he ordered that the wings of seven ravens in the Tower be trimmed. -
New in Victorian Books this Week!
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsRing in the New Year Victorian Style with these new releases! -
Britain’s legacy of slavery
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsProfessor Catherine Hall and her team in the project Legacies of British Slave-ownership are examining how modern Britain, from its art collections and grand buildings to its financial institutions, has been built on the wealth generated from slavery. -
Was Albert killed by Crohn’s disease? Prince’s death has been blamed on typhoid until now
Posted on December 17, 2011 | No CommentsHis sudden death 150 years ago this week propelled his adoring wife, Queen Victoria, into life-long mourning. -
The Top 11 of 2011: Early Modern England Wish List!
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsHear Ye! Hear Ye! Check out our hot 2011 reading list for your Early Modern stocking stuffers! -
Margaret Cavendish’s Imaginary Friends
Posted on October 15, 2011 | No CommentsMargaret Cavendish’s Imaginary Friends Rachel Warburton – Lakehead University Session: “English Epistolary Friendships” Paper given at the conference: Friendship In Pre-Modern Europe (1300-1700) This paper analysed Margaret Cavendish’s sociable letters. They... -
What were Henry VIII’s aims as King between 1509-1529?
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsWhat were Henry VIII’s aims as King between 1509-1529? Presentation by Dr. Glenn Richardson, Senior Lecturer, St. Mary’s University College, for The History Faculty January 2010 Listen to the Podcast:... -
Somerset’s gardens uncovered
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe historic gardens of Somerset are the subject of a new book by Professor Tim Mowl and Marion Mako, from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The...
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