Theatre and Empire: Great Britain on the London Stages Under James vi and I (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain) [1 ed.] 0719057485, 9780719057489

Theatre and empire: Great Britain on the London stages under James VI and I 9781526134738

This book looks at the genesis of the British national identity in the reign of King James I and VI, via the cultural re

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Chaplains in Early Modern England: Patronage, Literature and Religion (Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain) (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain) [Illustrated] 0719088348, 9780719088346

Who were early modern chaplains and what did they do? Chaplains are well known to have been pivotal figures within early

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Politics, performance and popular culture: Theatre and society in nineteenth-century Britain 9781784997151

Working with the concept that politics is performative and performance is political, this book brings together studies o

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News, Newspapers and Society in Early Modern Britain 0714649449, 9780714649443

Between 1600 and 1800 newspapers and periodicals moved to the centre of British culture and society. This volume offers

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Religion, culture and society in early modern Britain: Essays in honour of Patrick Collinson 9780521418218, 0521418216

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The Conversion of Britain: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain c. 600-800 0582772923, 9780582772922

The Britain of 600-800 AD was populated by four distinct peoples; the British, Picts, Irish and Anglo-Saxons. They spoke

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Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain 9780008500221, 0008500223

‘Grimly fascinating … engrossing’ Daily Mail NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, mur

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Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 800-1066 0582382505, 9780582382503

Using a comparative and broad perspective, Religion, Politics and Society in Britain 800-1066 draws on archaeology, art

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Religion, Politics and Society in Britain 1066-1272 058241413X, 9780582414136

The period from 1066 to 1272, from the Norman Conquest to the death of Henry III, was one of enormous political change i

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Restaging the Past: Historical Pageants, Culture and Society in Modern Britain 9781787354074, 9781787354067, 9781787354050, 9781787354081, 1787354075

Restaging the Past is the first collection devoted to the study of pageants in Britain, ranging from their Edwardian ori

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