Theses - History
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Giovanni Botero and English Political Thought
(2018-10-21)This dissertation is a study of the reception of the Jesuit-trained Italian author, Giovanni Botero (1544–1617) in early-seventeenth century England. It examines how Botero was translated for an English audience, and ... -
Daniel Featley and Calvinist Conformity in Early Stuart England
(2018-10-20)This thesis examines the life and works of the English Calvinist clergyman Daniel Featley (1582-1645) through the lens of various printed and manuscript sources, especially his manuscript notebooks in Oxford. It links his ... -
The context, purpose, and dissemination of legendary genealogies in northern England and Iceland c. 1120 – c. 1241
(2018-09-01)The thesis is a comparative and multidisciplinary study of legendary genealogies in the historical writing of northern England and Iceland c. 1120 – c. 1241. Historical writing was produced in abundance over this period ... -
The right, rights and the culture wars in the United States, 1981-1989
(2018-07-21)This thesis explores how the American right fought the culture wars of the 1980s in the context of the rights revolution and the regulatory state. It does so by examining divisions over anti-abortion measures in Congress, ...
