The Early Stuarts 1603-1660 - Bok av Godfrey Davies - Inbunden

The Early Stuarts 1603-1660

The Re-establishment of the Church of England 1660-1663 - Bok av I. M. Green - Inbunden

The Re-establishment of the Church of England 1660-1663

Cheshire 1630-1660 - County Government and Society during the `English Revolution' - Bok av J. S. Morrill - Inbunden

Cheshire 1630-1660 County Government and Society during the `English Revolution'

The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660 - Bok av Henry (Emeritus Fellow Reece - Inbunden

From 1649 to 1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. This is the first study to describe the nature of that experience, both for members of the army and for civilian society. It offers new perspectives on Oliver Cromwell, the Major-Generals, and the reasons for the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.

The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660 - Bok av Henry (Emeritus Fellow Reece - Häftad

From 1649 to 1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. This is the first study to describe the nature of that experience, both for members of the army and for civilian society. It offers new perspectives on Oliver Cromwell, the Major-Generals, and the reasons for the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.

English Drama, 1660-1700 - Bok av Derek (Lecturer Hughes - Inbunden

This is a critical study of the surviving plays originally written and staged in England between 1660 and 1700. Each text is analyzed in terms of its political, social and intellectual background. There is also extensive discussion of the contribution of women dramatists.

Popular Fiction by Women 1660-1730 - An Anthology - Bok - Häftad

A collection of novels by women writers in the period 1660-1730. Work by many writers of the period is included - Aphra Behn, Mary de la Riviere Manley, Jane Barker, Eliza Haywood, Mary Davys, and Elizabeth Singer Rower. The novels provide a sampling of the kinds of stories that are read today.

Albion Ascendant - English History 1660-1815 - Bok av Wilfrid (Professor of History Prest - Häftad

Between the return of the Stuart monarchy in 1660 and the battle of Waterloo, England emerged as a formidable superpower. This is an overview of England's transformation, from domestic instability and external weakness to global economic and military predominance.

British Keyboard Music to c.1660 - Sources and Thematic Index - Bok av Virginia Brookes - Inbunden

This reference work contains an itemized list of the contents of all manuscript and printed sources of British keyboard music from earliest recorded times until circa 1660. Part 2 is a thematic index, listed alphabetically by composer, of all the pieces contained in these sources.

Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre 1660-1914 - Bok av Edith ( Hall - Inbunden

This lavishly illustrated book is the first investigation into the history of performances of Greek tragedy in Britain from 1660 onwards. It assembles discussion of the translations, plays, authors, actors, and audiences, and sets them in the context of contemporary politics, society, and culture. It argues that Greek tragedy was a radical and progressive force in the professional theatre.

Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past - 1660-1781 - Bok av Richard ( Terry - Inbunden

Concentrating on the period 1660-1781, this book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how the raw materials of the British tradition were unearthed; how narratives about the development of native literature were drafted; and how certain writers were assigned to the canon.

Politics and Society in Great Yarmouth 1660-1722 - Bok av Perry (Researcher Gauci - Inbunden

This book examines the political development of a major English town between 1660 and 1722. It analyses the reaction of the provinces to the great upheavals of the age, and relates local experiences to regional and national developments. By concentrating on the ruling town council, it traces the relationship between social and political change at local and national levels.

The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature - Volume 3 (1660-1790) - Bok - Inbunden

OHCREL offers an investigation of the many diverse ways in which literary texts of the classical world have been responded to and refashioned by English writers. Covering English literature from the early Middle Ages to the present, it both synthesizes existing scholarship and presents new research. This third volume covers the years 1660-1790.

Authorship and Appropriation - Writing for the Stage in England, 1660-1710 - Bok av Paulina (Lecturer in English Kewes - Inbunden

A study of the cultural and economic status of playwriting between 1660 and 1710. The author argues that this period saw the move towards modern attitudes of dramatic art - which require authors to be the sole begetters of their works - and explores developments in the theatrical marketplace.

Policing and Punishment in London 1660-1750 - Urban Crime and the Limits of Terror - Bok av J. M. (Professor Emeritus of History Beattie - Inbunden

This title investigates why in the century after 1660 the elements of an alternative means of dealing with crime in urban society were emerging in policing, in the practices and procedures of prosecution, and in the establishment of forms of punishment.

The Crown's Servants - Government and the Civil Service under Charles II, 1660-1685 - Bok av G. E. ( Aylmer - Inbunden

This is a study of English central government and the royal court from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to the death of Charles II in 1685. The author looks at the institution, its personnel, and the regime, relating this to the process of state formation and the impact on society.

Policing and Punishment in London 1660-1750 - Urban Crime and the Limits of Terror - Bok av J. M. (Professor Emeritus of History Beattie - Häftad

This study examines the changes in the criminal justice system in the City of London from 1660 to 1750. It investigates why the elements of an alternative means of dealing with crime in urban society were emerging in policing, prosecution, and the establishment of new forms of punishment.

Restoration, Reformation, and Reform, 1660-1828 - Archbishops of Canterbury and their Diocese - Bok av Jeremy (Principal Lecturer and Head of History

Contributes to our understanding of the Church of England, in the period between 1660 and 1828. Through a study of the diocese of the archbishops of Canterbury, this book explores the political, economic, cultural, intellectual and pastoral functions of the established Church. It argues that we should see the Church in a far more positive light.

The English Urban Renaissance - Culture and Society in the Provincial Town 1660-1770 - Bok av Peter (Senior Lecturer in History Borsay - Häftad

In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. In this lively and perceptive history, Peter Borsay examines the most striking features of that revival, both architectural and social, and penetrates the new culture's elegant facade to explore its economic origins and the mixture of social forces that propelled it.

Sociability and Power in Late Stuart England - The Cultural Worlds of the Verneys 1660-1720 - Bok av Susan E. Whyman - Inbunden

Based upon thousands of personal letters from 1660 to the 1720s, this study reconstructs the changing country and London worlds of an English gentry family, and reveals intimate details about the social and cultural life of this period. It reveals unexpected findings upon the impact of London, the importance of younger sons, and the subtle power of women over the social code.

Sociability and Power in Late Stuart England - The Cultural Worlds of the Verneys 1660-1720 - Bok av Susan E. Whyman - Häftad

Based upon thousands of personal letters from 1660 to the 1720s, this study reconstructs the changing country and London worlds of an English gentry family, and reveals intimate details about the social and cultural life of this period. It reveals unexpected findings about the impact of London, the importance of younger sons, and the subtle power of women over the social code.

The Oxford Handbook of the Early Modern Sermon - Bok - Inbunden

The Oxford Handbook of the Early Modern Sermon is the first book to survey this rich new field for both students and specialists. It is divided into sections devoted to sermon composition, delivery, and reception; sermons in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; English Sermons, 1500-1660; and English Sermons, 1660-1720.

Restoration Cathedral Music: 1660-1714

The Development of English Drama in the Late Seventeenth Century - Bok av Robert D. (Professor of English Hume - Häftad

A full scale account of Restoration drama, following the changing patterns of drama decade by decade from 1660 to 1710. The author explores the diversity of the plays, carrying out a detailed survey of some 500 of them.

British Keyboard Music to c.1660 : Sources and Thematic Index