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Castle Thunder : The Confederate Provost Marshal's Prison, 1862-1865, Alan Lawrence Golden
Castle Thunder : The Confederate Provost Marshal's Prison, 1862-1865, Alan Lawrence Golden
Master's Theses
The Civil War is, in many respects, one of the most tragic, yet fascinating periods of this nation's history. During the last one hundred years scholars have stud ied numerous aspects of this conflict in great detail. The subject of this thesis, however, has received meager attention. The focus of this study is the Provost Marshal's prison in Richmond, Virginia, called Eastern District Military Prison or, as it is more commonly known, Castle Thunder. Castle Thunder was the only prison of its kind in the South as most of its inmates were political prisoners, deserters, and criminals, rather than captured …
Northern Business And The Shape Of Southern Progress: The Case Of Tennessee's "Model City", Edward L. Ayers
Northern Business And The Shape Of Southern Progress: The Case Of Tennessee's "Model City", Edward L. Ayers
History Faculty Publications
State governments, understandably eager to entice needed capital to their region, no longer entertained the earlier progressive ideal of an autonomous South. The perennially-tempting vision of rapid economic growth funded by plentiful Northern capital arose in new, distinctly modern, attire.
Thomas Cromwell : The Force Behind The Henrician Reformation, Stephanie Annette Finley
Thomas Cromwell : The Force Behind The Henrician Reformation, Stephanie Annette Finley
Honors Theses
From the Henrician Reformation to the middle of the twentieth century, Thomas Cromwell, the man who made the Reformation possible by carefully guiding national legislation through Parliament, has been termed a "black legend'' due to his ruthless ability to enact reforms at all costs. The asunder English Church fissioned from international Christendom with the King as supreme head was a price too high for some Englishmen and ineluctably doomed Cromwell's life and memory. However, England emerged from the Reformation a more efficiently organized nation ruled by the King-in-Parliament, and it can not be denied that the great achievements of Henry …
The Legal Confrontations Between King James Of England And Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, Howard B. Blackmon
The Legal Confrontations Between King James Of England And Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, Howard B. Blackmon
Honors Theses
James I, during his reign as King of England, sought to extend the pwoer and authority of the English monarchy. Firmly believing in divine right absolute monarchy, he desired to subordinate the Parliament and the common law courts to the Crown. James encountered fierce opposition in his attempts to extend royal privileges and prerogatives. In the contest between James and the common law courts, Sir Edward Coke arose as the chief defender of the supremacy of common law and the independence of the common law courts.
The Root Mission, William R. Conger
The Root Mission, William R. Conger
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine the Root Mission to Russia from it conception to its final report and to evaluate the effectiveness of each member individually as well as that of the Mission as a whole. Further, major actions and responses of the Wilson Administration and other American officials have been considered where these actions have a direct bearing on the effectiveness of the Root Mission. This study also provides a narrative account of the constructive work of the commission and attempts to highlight those experiences which might well have had a significant impact on the Mission's …
The Cause Of Sobriety : David Lloyd George And Temperance Reform, Philip A. Krinsky
The Cause Of Sobriety : David Lloyd George And Temperance Reform, Philip A. Krinsky
Honors Theses
Temperance was a major British issue after World War I. Excessive drunkenness, not alcoholism per se, was the primary concern of the two parliamentary parties. When Lloyd George enter Parliament the two major parties were the Liberals and the Conservatives. Temperance was neither a problem that Parliament sought to quickly solve nor the single issue of Lloyd George's public career. Rather, temperance remained within a flux of political squabbling between the two parties and even among the respective blocs within each Party. Inevitably, compromises had to be made between the dissenting factions.