Books
The Final Crisis of the Stuart Monarchy: The Revolutions
of 1688-91 in their British, Atlantic and European Contexts (Studies in Early
Modern Cultural, Political and Social History) Tim Harris, Stephen Taylor.
Boydell Press have kindly given me a review copy. The book is beautifully presented. From Amazon “This collection sheds new light
on the final crisis of the Stuart monarchy by re-examining the causes and
implications of the dynastic shift of 1688-9 from a broad chronological,
intellectual and geographical perspective. Comprising eleven essays by
specialists in the field, it ranges from the 1660s to the mid-eighteenth
century, deals with the history of ideas as well as political and religious
history, and covers not just England, Scotland and Ireland but also explores
the Atlantic and European contexts.
The Road Not Taken: How Britain Narrowly Missed a
Revolution, 1381-1926 Paperback Frank McLynn. Having not read the book I cannot
comment too much but it seems Mclynn appears to follow in the footsteps of
recent revisionist historians that do not classify the English revolution as a
revolution.
Exquisite Mixture: The Virtues of Impurity in Early
Modern England (Haney Foundation Series) Wolfram Schmidgen. Pat Rogers reviews
this book in the TLS http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1285590.ece
Books recently purchased
The crisis of Theory- Scott Hamilton- EP Thompson, the
new left and post war politics. I am working on a review of this in light of
the anniversary of Thompson’s Making of the English Working Class.
In contempt of all authority- B Sharp. Breviarry Stuff
Publication have sent me a review copy which will be reviewed on my blog
soonish.
Hobsbawm on History- Eric Hobsbawm.
Internet Newes
Daniel Reed has published his Dissertation submitted for
the Degree of Bachelor of Arts 2007-2008 on http://www.academia.edu/ it charts
the life of Sir John Hotham during the English revolution
Marriage in the English Revolution- The History of
Parliament-http://thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/marriage-in-the-english-revolution/
A Field In England [DVD] “A Field In England is set in
the midst of the English Civil War, following a quartet of deserters. Said
group soon fall under the influence of a thief, played by Michael Smiley, and
the search begins for buried treasure. Wheatley, however, has more ingredients
here, not least the introduction of some particularly potent mushrooms, that
soon begin to affect the adventures of his characters, and the direction of the
film. It ends up an utterly unpredictable, bold piece of cinema, that's
frequently funny, very British and, at its best, downright brilliant. And, as
always, Wheatley makes sure that the DVD doesn't skimp on interesting extra
features too”. Amazon
British Library hush is broken by a row over reading room
rules-http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/19/british-library-hush-row-reading-room
Professor Robert Ashton: Historian of early modern
England- This obituary appeared in the Independent. Although the historian died
earlier this year very little in the way of obituaries were written. Hopefully
in the near future I would like to do one.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-robert-ashton-historian-of-early-modern-england-8533191.html
