The angloamerican legal tradition documents from medieval early modern england from the national archives in london. A history of a global power paperback july 18, 2019. The oxford history of early modern europe will be the definitive history of europe in that period. Written by academics associated with the warwick department of history, this book is an excellent steppingstone into the world of early modern europe. Below are all british history guides according to era or topic. Black and asian studies newsletter diversity and difference in early modern london is an exemplary work of urban history, intertwining theological, legal, occupational and intellectual perspectives to produce an extremely sophisticated understanding of how communities from overseas were regarded in this period. Please note that london s past online has now been incorporated in the subscriptiononly bibliography of british and irish history. His previous publications include india in the world economy from antiquity to the present 2012, the economic history of india 18571947 3d edition, 2011, and rethinking economic change in india. The makers and sponsors of early modern london theatres hope that what has been created will be. See more of the map of early modern london on facebook. Home early modern british history yale university library.
Guide to the study of early modern european history for. The family in early modern england edited by helen berry. Few historians are now happy speaking of metropolitan experience in the singular. The early modern book in england the course is taught jointly by arnold hunt and giles mandelbrote, both formerly curators of manuscripts and early printed books respectively at the british library. Tirthankar roy is professor of economic history at the london school of economics and political science, uk. Reading history in early modern england book, 2000.
Queenship and counsel in early modern europe helen matheson. Archives, libraries, texts, and manuscripts tudor history. Covering a period of dramatic political and cultural change, the book challenges the current contours and chronologies of european history by observing them through the lens of female experience. It presents early modern europe not as a mere transition phase, but a dynamic period worth studying in its own right. Located on the banks of the fleet river in the city, it was both the first house of correction in the country and a major charitable institution. Unruly audiences and the theater of control in early. Book proposals may be submitted to the relevant editor early and modern history, economic history, and the history of religion. Essays in the cultural and social history of early modern london is part of a series of monographs by manchester university press on politics, culture and society in early modern. The sephardic diaspora, livorno, and crosscultural trade in the early modern period. Jan 23, 2020 the guide presents an overview of library resources for the study of early modern british history at yale. A secondary source is a post1642 book or article that quotes or. Literature and culture in early modern london book, 1995. According to historia regum britanniae, by geoffrey of monmouth, london was founded by brutus of troy about 1100 b.
Analyses of state formation and political culture have aspired to replace biographies of statesmen, narratives of party struggle and genealogies of institutional development. Studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth century england paperback. This book has been cited by the following publications. The indus valley civilization in asia shows early evidence of public water supply and sanitation. This book focuses on the afterlife of historical texts in the period between the arrival of printing in england and the early eighteenth century. This book covers the entire revised curriculum for the history of the foundations of early modern europe. An oxford history is a fascinating and rewarding introduction to the early modern period. One such peak for the english language was the early modern period of the 16th to 18th century, a period sometimes referred to as the golden age of english literature other peaks include the industrial revolution of the late 18th and early 19th century, and the computer and digital age of the late 20th century, which is still continuing today. The early modern book in england institute of english studies. Links for the history of early modern london 15501720. Dava sobel looks at the early history of astronomy. Trivellato, francesca, credit, honor, and the early modern french legend of the jewish invention of bills of exchange, journal of modern history 84, 2 2012, 289 334.
Outbreaks of the plague, and restrictive public health initiatives designed to stop the spread of the disease, were a regular feature of life in the early modern period. Designed to complement the renowned oxford history of modern europe, it will provide comprehensive, social, economic, political and cultural histories of al the major countries of europe. Apr 08, 2009 the european world 15001800 provides a concise and authoritative textbook for the centuries between the renaissance and the french revolution. Additionally, the book explores how knowledge of such incidents was transformed to become a recurring cultural trope in oral, textual and visual narratives of metropolitan life, thereby opening a window to the way in which sudden death and violent injury was understood by early modern mentalities. The cambridge studies in early modern british history book series by multiple authors includes books the common peace. Introductory modules level 4 you must take a total of three yearlong introductory modules level 4, one of which can be our introduction to early modern history. For scholars of history, politics and literature in early modern europe, this book enriches our understanding of royal women as political actors. The longmanhistory today book prize is awarded to an authors first or second history book, published in britain over the past 12 months. Paul griffiths and mark jenner manchester university press, manchester, 2000 isbn. Books, films and tv have made us all familiar with the images of king henry viii, mary queen of scots, the struggle between the roundheads and cavaliers, the borgia and the medici families, and the sun king louis xivs magnificent palace at versailles but theres much more for you to discover about early modern history at. Bridewell prison and hospital was established in a former royal palace in 1553 with two purposes.
Essays in the cultural and social history of early modern london ed. In keeping with the limits of my research, this guide is focused on continental europeespecially the germaniesfrom the black death to the peace of westphalia. Cavert presents a detailed study of how inhabitants and travelers accommodated themselves to london s smoky air. By offering a critical introduction to the use of probate inventories for historical research, and by providing transcriptions of inventories from french immigrants to early modern london, this book provides a new and important resource for students and researchers interested in the early modern household, material culture studies, and the domestic lives of the huguenot refugees. Early modern history birkbeck, university of london. Diversity and difference in early modern london 1st edition. Arnold hunt teaches early modern history at the university of cambridge. This volume of the writing history series examines how theory has contributed, both explicitly and implicitly, to the writing of early modern history. By way of introduction to the subject, the early modern period is well handled in two very professional general histories of london, stephen inwoods a history of london and francis sheppards london. Oxford history of early modern europe oxford university press. With the smoke of london, cavert has done both fields a great service in showing the importance of each to the other. The tudor monarch king henry viii is perhaps best known for his penchant for marriage, famously taking six wives during his lifetime and now a recently published book suggests that henry was about to take a seventh before getting cold feet and calling the whole thing off. Accidents and violent death in early modern london by.
On the cultural and social front, adam eaker chooses his best books on the dutch masters and matthew green his best on londons addictions. The casebooks project a digital edition of simon formans and richard napiers medical records of 15961634. Early modern history five books expert recommendations. Moeml began in 1999 as a digital atlas of sixteenth and seventeenthcentury london based on the 1560s agas woodcut map of the city. The evidence of extant this collection brings to light many of the women whose labours were important to the creation and consumption of early modern english books, from those who gathered linen rags on the streets of london for paper production, to those who ran printing houses and financed the production of books, sold them, wrote them, edited them, owned and read them. Propaganda and politics from the restoration until the exclusion crisis, cheap print and popular piety, 15501640, and several more. Would you like to discuss your research strategies, or even just bounce around a few ideas for a paper. Ackroyds 2001 magnum opus remains the standard by which all modern london histories are judged. Its three parts, one for each of the centuries the book covers, are each a collection of three essays by period historians.
The early modern book project aims to put scholars working on late medieval and early modern manuscripts and printed books in contact with each other. Early modern england from the tudors to the victorians. According to historia regum britanniae, by geoffrey of monmouth, london was founded by brutus of troy about 1100b. Unruly audiences and the theater of control in early modern london explores the effects of audience riots on the dramaturgy of early modern playwrights, arguing that playwrights from marlowe to brome often used their plays to control the physical reactions of their audience this study analyses how, out of anxiety that unruly audiences would destroy the nascent industry of. Womens labour and the history of the book in early modern england. Our 2012 book of the year was also enjoyed by many others. Essays in the cultural and social history of early modern london is part of a series of monographs by manchester university press on politics, culture and society in early modern britain. The study of human anatomy can be traced back thousands of years, at least to the egyptians, but the science of anatomy, as we know it today, did not develop until far later. The history of anatomy extends from the earliest examinations of sacrificial victims to the sophisticated analyses of the body performed by modern scientists. Focusing mainly on the changing relationships between monarchy, government, and elites in western and central europe, this book covers, not just five hundred years of history, but a crucial subject in the creation of our modern day world.
Early modern rogue literature presents historians with a puzzle. Early modern europe is a survey of european history from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Imagining early modern london takes stows classic account of the. In this latter regard, the sprawling, mobile and fluid setting of early modern london, which more than doubled in population during the seventeenth century, presents a particular interpretative challenge. Words and sex in early modern london, oxford, 1996. Themes from the 16th to the end of the 18th centuries are described and contextualised with a clarity of vision that should leave the reader feeling very confident in their understanding of all the major events, processes, and. Oxford history of early modern europe oxford university. Trivellato, francesca, the familiarity of strangers. D r woolf this book focuses on the afterlife of historical texts in the period between the arrival of printing in england and the early eighteenth century. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots. British historian cameron, author of the european reformation oxford univ. Cambridge studies in early modern british history book series.
The essays in this book explore for the first time the impact of these dramatic developments upon the mental, social and physical worlds of londoners during the long seventeenth century. Dec 06, 2012 the book the foundations of early modern europe, 14601559 by rice eugene f. Whereas previous studies of historical writing during this period have focused on their authors and on their style or methodology, this work examines the history book from a number of other perspectives. Beier and roger finlay and perhaps ambitiously titled london. The 120 years that separate the first publication of john stows famous survey of london in 1598 from john strypes enormous new edition of the same work in 1720 witnessed london s transformation into a sprawling augustan metropolis, very different from the compact medieval city so lovingly charted in the pages of stow. Understanding early modern primary sources is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. The history of london, the capital city of england and the united kingdom, extends over 2000 years. This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in urban, environmental, british, or early modern history. London underwent phenomenal social and cultural change in the century that followed the publication of john stows elizabethan classic a survey of london. The map of early modern london moeml is a project aimed to give users a sense of the inhabited space of london, which gave rise to the theatrical setting of many plays. The european world 15001800 an introduction to early. In that time, it has become one of the worlds most significant financial and cultural capital cities.
Institute of english studies, school of advanced study, university of london. The book is a textbook for the european world 15001750, a central undergraduate module at the university of warwick which is obligatory for all history undergraduates. Written by an experienced team of specialists, and derived from a successful undergraduate course, it offers a studentfriendly introduction to all major themes and processes of early modern history. Has edited and published a useful number of london parish registers, and also the heralds visitations of early modern london, including the last one in 1687. The routledge history of women in early modern europe is a comprehensive and groundbreaking survey of the lives of women in early modern europe between 1450 and 1750. Moeml now includes an encyclopedia of early modern london people and places, a library of mayoral shows and other texts rich in london toponyms, and a forthcoming versioned edition of.
Themes from the 16th to the end of the 18th centuries are described and contextualised with a clarity of vision that should leave the reader feeling very confident in their understanding of all the major events, processes, and figures of the time. The purpose of this guide is to explain what i mean by a professional grasp of early modern european history, and how you can go about acquiring one. Book description this introductory textbook provides a wideranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern britain, charting the gradual integration of the four kingdoms, from the wars of the roses to the formation of britain, and the aftermath of englands unions with wales and scotland. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. English preachers and their audiences, 15901640 2010, and his research interests are focused on the history of religion, censorship, the book trade and the history of collecting.
The project is addressed primarily to junior scholars namely master, phd and early career researchers who are too often unaware of each others mere existence. Participation and the criminal law in seventeenthcentury england, london crowds in the reign of charles ii. The system the indus developed and managed included a number of advanced features. The clear winner, ackroyds 2001 magnum opus remains the standard by which all modern london histories are judged. In recent decades the political history of early modern europe has reinvented itself in dialogue with social, economic and cultural history. The map of early modern london comprises four distinct, interoperable projects. About cambridge studies in early modern british history visit this is a series of monographs and studies covering many aspects of the history of the british isles between the late fifteenth century and the early eighteenth century.
It is possible to take a pathway in early modern history through the degree. The routledge history of women in early modern europe. From the 1590s onwards, a steady flow of cheap pamphlets rolled off london printing presses to inform their audience about the innumerable scams, frauds, deceptions and confidence tricks. Until recently, environmental history has remained something of a curiosity in early modern british history. They draw on a variety of innovative sources to recover evidence of queenly counsel, from treatises and letters to poetry, masques and architecture. Ian mortimer looks at life in the tudor era and faramerz dabhoiwala discusses the 18th century sexual revolution. Lawrence manley in the two hundred years from 1475 london was transformed from a medieval commune into a metropolis of half a million people, a capital city, and a major european trading centre. There are a number of claims here which are worth examining, and one way of doing this is to compare the aims and offerings of this book with those of the collection of essays on early modern london published in 1986, edited by a. Critique of the map of early modern london augmenting realities. Miri rubin, professor of early modern history at queen mary, university of london. Womens labour and the history of the book in early modern. Background bridewell prison and hospital london lives. Early modern england is the first new survey of the.