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"Carnival In Romans (Lecture 2)", Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
"Carnival In Romans (Lecture 2)", Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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"The Techniques Of Total History (Lecture 1)", Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
"The Techniques Of Total History (Lecture 1)", Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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Thought, Word And Deed In The Mid-Tudor Commonwealth : Sir Thomas Smith And Sir William Cecil In The Reign Of Edward Vi, Ann B. Clark
Thought, Word And Deed In The Mid-Tudor Commonwealth : Sir Thomas Smith And Sir William Cecil In The Reign Of Edward Vi, Ann B. Clark
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This thesis examines the general economic and intellectual climate of the mid-Tudor Commonwealth as a background for a specific study of the financial reforms instituted by Edward VI's government while the Duke of Northumberland controlled the Privy Council. The philosophy behind these measures parallels the principles expressed in A Discourse of the Commonweal of this Realm of England, a treatise written in 1549 by Sir Thomas Smith, Secretary to King Edward. In 1551-1552 the implementation of financial reform fell to Sir William Cecil, also King's Secretary and Northumberland's key administrator on the Council. In establishing the link between Smith's ideas …
The Political And Constitutional Origins Of The Grand Remonstrance, James S. Hart Jr.
The Political And Constitutional Origins Of The Grand Remonstrance, James S. Hart Jr.
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This thesis on the Grand Remonstrance represents an attempt to deal with the central question of Stuart Historiography, the question which asks "What were the causes of the English Civil War, and why did it occur when it did?" The question of causation is fundamental to an understanding of the early 17th century, and it has created considerable controversy among successive generations of historians. The central issue in question is whether the English Civil War was caused by a long term revolution in English society, generated by substantial changes in socio-economic conditions, or whether, in fact, it was caused by …