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Apsley House
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No CommentsApsley House, home of the first Duke of Wellington and his descendants, stands right in the heart of London at Hyde Park Corner. For over 200 years, this great metropolitan... -
Fighting fires : creating the British fire service, 1800-1978
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No CommentsFighting fires : creating the British fire service, 1800-1978 By Shane Ewen Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-230-51710-3 As the first full-length academic history of the British fire service, Fighting Fires... -
Coke of Norfolk (1754-1842): A Biography
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No CommentsCoke of Norfolk (1754-1842): A Biography By Susanna Wade Martins Boydell, 2010 ISBN: 9781843835318 Thomas William Coke (‘Coke of Norfolk’) (1754-1842) is best known as one of the main promoters... -
Samuel Lines of Birmingham and the Decoration of Sword Blades
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsSamuel Lines of Birmingham and the Decoration of Sword Blades By Philip J. Lankester Arms and Armour, Volume 5, Number 1 (2008) Abstract: In 2005, the Royal Armouries purchased an... -
Victorian murder mystery penned by scholar
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No CommentsDr Ann Featherstone’s research into Victorian society has shed new light on some of the darkest alleyways in Victorian history. Her debut novel, Walking in Pimlico, is an evocative murder... -
Richard Brome Online: Researchers bring historical work into the digital age
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No CommentsThe launch this week of a unique online edition of the collected plays of dramatist Richard Brome marks the culmination of a four-year project directed by researchers at Royal Holloway,... -
Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England shortlisted for award
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsProfessor Amanda Vickery has been shortlisted for the 2009/2010 Pen Hessell-Tiltman Prize for her book on the Eighteenth Century ‘Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England.′ Professor Vickery, of... -
Oliver Cromwell – The Mark Steel Lectures
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsMark Steel, a British comedian, presents a look at the life and importance of Oliver Cromwell, the 17th century English leader who led a republican government from 1653 to 1658. -
The English Civil War
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the BBC Learning Zone: This video examines the English Civil War. The first part covers the background to the war including Charles I’s character, and ends at Edgehill. The... -
Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsA new exhibition, Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey, co-curated by Professor Stephen Bann of the University of Bristol opened at the National Gallery last month. Paul Delaroche’s iconic... -
Visitors flock to Belsay Hall and Castle
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsNorthumberland tourist attraction Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens has exceeded industry trends and increased visitor numbers in 2009, according to research by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). The... -
Roman or Revenger?: The Definition and Distortion of Masculine Identity in Titus Andronicus
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsRoman or Revenger?: The Definition and Distortion of Masculine Identity in Titus Andronicus Hancock, Brecken Rose Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Coppélia Kahn describes the trajectory of... -
Human Nature in Republican Tradition and Paradise Lost
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsHuman Nature in Republican Tradition and Paradise Lost Walker, William Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract An account of human nature is an important component of arguments about... -
Milton’s ‘Divorcive’ Liberties: Ecclesiastical, Domestic or Private, Civil and Cosmological
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsMilton’s ‘Divorcive’ Liberties: Ecclesiastical, Domestic or Private, Civil and Cosmological Howard, W. Scott Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract In his pamphlets from the 1640s – in particular:... -
Women, Children, and the Rhetoric of Milton’s Divorce Tracts
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsWomen, Children, and the Rhetoric of Milton’s Divorce Tracts van den Berg, Sara Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract In his divorce tracts, Milton uses vignette, metaphor, and... -
Does Beatrice Joanna Have a Subtext?: The Changeling on the London Stage
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsDoes Beatrice Joanna Have a Subtext?: The Changeling on the London Stage Nicol, Dave & Barker, Roberta Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Middleton and Rowley’s tragedy The... -
“On forfeit of your selves, think nothing true”: Self-Deception in Ben Jonson’s Epicoene
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments“On forfeit of your selves, think nothing true”: Self-Deception in Ben Jonson’s Epicoene Jackson, J.A. Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Ben Jonson’s Epicoene, or The Silent Woman... -
A Shroud for the Mind: Ralegh’s Poetic Rewriting of the Self
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsA Shroud for the Mind: Ralegh’s Poetic Rewriting of the Self Tashma-Baum, Miri Early Modern Literary Studies 10.1 (May, 2004) Abstract Sir Walter Ralegh’s longest, most complex, and probably unfinished... -
“Thy temperance invincible”: Humanism in Book II of The Faerie Queene and Paradise Regained
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments“Thy temperance invincible”: Humanism in Book II of The Faerie Queene and Paradise Regained Sung-Kyun, Yim Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract This essay argues that Spenser and... -
How to Read an Early Modern Map: Between the Particular and the General, the Material and the Abstract, Words and Mathematics
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsHow to Read an Early Modern Map: Between the Particular and the General, the Material and the Abstract, Words and Mathematics Edwards, Jess Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003)... -
“The Legend of the Bischop of St. Androis Lyfe” and the Survival of Scottish Poetry
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments“The Legend of the Bischop of St. Androis Lyfe” and the Survival of Scottish Poetry Parkinson, David J. Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract Their favoured manner readily... -
Religion, Politics, Revenge: The Dead in Renaissance Drama
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsReligion, Politics, Revenge: The Dead in Renaissance Drama Rist, Thomas Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract This article argues that in the history of criticism preoccupation with the... -
Propaganda or a Record of Events? Richard Mulcaster’s The Passage Of Our Most Drad Soveraigne Lady Quene Elyzabeth Through The Citie Of London Westminster The Daye Before Her Coronacion
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsPropaganda or a Record of Events? Richard Mulcaster’s The Passage Of Our Most Drad Soveraigne Lady Quene Elyzabeth Through The Citie Of London Westminster The Daye Before Her Coronacion Leahy,... -
Elizabeth Cary’s Mariam and the Critique of Pure Reason
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsElizabeth Cary’s Mariam and the Critique of Pure Reason Hamlin, William M. Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract Most discussions of Elizabeth Cary’s Tragedy of Mariam have concentrated... -
Romancing Multiplicity: Female Subjectivity and the Body Divisible in Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsRomancing Multiplicity: Female Subjectivity and the Body Divisible in Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World Wagner, Geraldine Early Modern Literary Studies 9.1 (May 2003) Abstract By exploring the mutually constitutive relationship between... -
“New Sects of Love”: Neoplatonism and Constructions of Gender in Davenant’s The Temple of Love and The Platonick
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No Comments“New Sects of Love”: Neoplatonism and Constructions of Gender in Davenant’s The Temple of Love and The Platonick Dawson, Lesel Early Modern Literary Studies 8.1 (May 2002) Abstract This article... -
Common-words frequencies, Shakespeare’s style, and the Elegy by W. S.
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsCommon-words frequencies, Shakespeare’s style, and the Elegy by W. S. Craig, Hugh Early Modern Literary Studies 8.1 (May 2002) Abstract In a 1989 book Donald W. Foster presented evidence that... -
Surpassing Glass: Shakespeare’s Mirrors
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsSurpassing Glass: Shakespeare’s Mirrors Kelly, Philippa Early Modern Literary Studies 8.1 (May 2002) Abstract ‘Surpassing Glass: Shakespeare’s Mirrors’ considers the role of the mirror in early modern literature, in particular... -
Trevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night: Contemporary Film and Classic British Theatre
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsTrevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night: Contemporary Film and Classic British Theatre Jones, Nicholas R. Early Modern Literary Studies 8.1 (May 2002) Abstract Trevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night (1996) takes a relatively conservative... -
Looking with ears, hearing with eyes: Shakespeare and the ear of the early modern
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsLooking with ears, hearing with eyes: Shakespeare and the ear of the early modern Robson, Mark Early Modern Literary Studies 7.1/ Special Issue 8 (May, 2001) Abstract Attention to aurality... -
Paradise Lost and the Acoustics of Hell
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsParadise Lost and the Acoustics of Hell Steggle, Matthew Early Modern Literary Studies 7.1/ Special Issue 8 (May, 2001) Abstract What does Hell sound like? Almost all the accounts of... -
Other Accents: Some Problems with identifying Elizabethan Pronunciation
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsOther Accents: Some Problems with identifying Elizabethan Pronunciation Gurr, Andrew Early Modern Literary Studies 7.1/ Special Issue 8 (May, 2001) Abstract This paper surveys the scholarly work that has been... -
Music at the New Globe
Posted on March 6, 2010 | No CommentsMusic at the New Globe Schütz, Chantal Early Modern Literary Studies 7.1/ Special Issue 8 (May, 2001) Abstract The New Globe, a full scale authentic “instrument”, opened in summer 1997.... -
Labours Lost: Domestic Service and the Making of Modern England
Posted on March 5, 2010 | No CommentsLabours Lost: Domestic Service and the Making of Modern England By Carolyn Steedman Cambridge University Press, 2009 ISBN: 9780521516372 This is a unique account of the hidden history of servants... -
Moral panics, the media and the law in early modern England
Posted on March 5, 2010 | No CommentsMoral panics, the media and the law in early modern England Edited by David Lemmings and Claire Walker Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-230-52732-4 This book explores and exemplifies some of... -
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I reveals secret snake
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsA mysterious image of a coiled snake has appeared in a 16th century painting of Queen Elizabeth I, the National Portrait Gallery has said. The Tudor queen was depicted with... -
Trading options before Black-Scholes: a study of the market in late seventeenth-century London
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsTrading options before Black-Scholes: a study of the market in late seventeenth-century London By Anne L. Murphy The Economic History Review, Vol.62:1 (2008) Abstract: This article uses data from the... -
Take Figys, and grynd hem wel
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsTake Figys, and grynd hem wel Meltonville, Marc London Archaeologist, Volume 11-11 (2007) Abstract The palace’s Tudor kitchens have been a major visitor attraction ever since the grace and favour... -
Numme Feete: Meter in Early Modern England
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsNumme Feete: Meter in Early Modern England Tate, Joseph Early Modern Literary Studies 7.1/ Special Issue 8 (May, 2001) Abstract This paper investigates early modern English rhetorical manuals, private letters,... -
Hearing Green: Logomarginality in Hamlet
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsHearing Green: Logomarginality in Hamlet By Smith, Bruce R. Early Modern Literary Studies 7.1/ Special Issue 8 (May, 2001) Abstract Of all Shakespeare’s protagonists, Hamlet would seem to have claims...