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Suzanne McDonald
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Theology prof seeking to live more fully into the glorious truths I am called to teach. If I'm not in the here and now you'll find me in the 17th C. Projects on George Herbert (profile pic) and Rev. Henry Fairfax (Sir Tom's uncle, hence the other pic)
#EarlyModern #17thC I'd be glad of some help with how assessments for these 3 levies were calculated. I'm researching a clergyman who paid £5 for the 1620 clergy Palatinate 'loan', over £6 in 1639 for the Scottish war (these seem rather steep!) and £1 6s 8d p/a (1634-36) for the repair of St Paul’s.
May 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#EarlyModern #17thC A reminder to all of you who are in England and within striking distance of the National Civil War Centre in Newark: Edward Stockley will be giving a talk on Sir Thomas Fairfax on Thursday evening, and it will be brilliant!! Book here: www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/ins...
Instances - Palace Theatre, Newark
www.palacenewark.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#EarlyModern #17thC Another terrific set of online lectures coming up!
Tickets are on sale now for our spring online lecture series, starting in May. Four top historians over successive weeks on aspects of the 1600s, this time covering subjects from radical republicans, religious groups and the outbreak of the civil war... www.cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromw...
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#EarlyModern #17thC Forbidden Desire: main point re Mediterranean vs N. Europe taken, but it seemed like an exhaustive exercise in largely missing the broader point (until the last chapter...sort of). As a non-expert in this area what should I read as a supplement/corrective esp. re 17th C England?
April 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#EarlyModern #17thC UK 17th C history people, if you're within striking distance of the Newark Civil War Centre, go and hear Edward Stockley's talk on Sir Thomas Fairfax there. It's at 7.00pm on Th April 24th. It will be terrific. You can book here - www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/whatson/even...
Events | National Civil War Centre, Newark
www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians - what are the best resources for 16th & 17th C witch hunts / trials in Scotland?
February 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@lloydbowen.bsky.social, your outstanding 'Anatomy of a Duel' is a splendid start to my 2025 reading! Looking forward to your Poyer & Vaughan books after that, & I appreciated the volume you edited with Mark Stoyle too. Eager for whatever you come up with next! #EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians
January 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Last week I posted a link to Jon Fitzgibbons' (jrrfitzgibbons.bsky.social) splendid podcast on the Protectorate for The World Turned Upside Down. Here's another - equally excellent - on the 'Other House'. www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/oliv... #EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians
Oliver Cromwell’s House of Lords - The World Turned Upside Down
On 19th March 1649 the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that “…the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Thrilled that a friend has had his first article published! It's on Sir Thomas Fairfax, it's outstanding, and it's open access. Congratulations, Ned! And enjoy, everyone! #EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sir Thomas Fairfax and the politics of pain
Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612–1671) was one of the most influential figures of the British Civil Wars. His life, however, was starkly coloured by physical suffering which informed his political and mili...
www.tandfonline.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Fitzgibbons on the Protectorate- the latest podcast from The World Turned Upside Down (not on here as yet). If you don't know of them already check out their splendid material so far and sign up to be notified when new stuff drops. #EarlyModern #17thC www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/oliv...
Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate - A genuine revolution or a drift back to traditional government? - The World Turned Upside Down
In our regular series of programmes Key Questions: Expert Answers, we invited leading academics to address some of the most important questions – often
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 5:09 AM
I don’t think Gary Kuchar is on here, but picking up from my last post, here’s something else of interest for the English/British civil wars community… #earlymodern #17thC youtu.be/QHFNXOoXQ3A
Defiant Loyalism: The Literature of ‘Anglican’ Survivalism - Gary Kuchar Nov 28 2024
YouTube video by csrs uvic
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December 4, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Looking forward greatly to this! #earlymodern #17thC
On Tuesday 10th December, Dr Alex Beeton will be discussing the creation and use of Lords Journals during the 1640s at the IHR Parliaments, Politics, and People Seminar.

Read about the paper and find out how to join us for the hybrid seminar session here:
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December 4, 2024 at 12:53 AM
#EarlyModern #17thC - although it's outside our period, something appalling for our disciplines is afoot. The UK Ministry of Justice is planning to digitize wills from 1800 onwards *and then destroy physical copies*. Those still on X - excellent thread here - x.com/onslies/stat...
December 17, 2023 at 9:09 PM
What is going on with the feeds on this site? I can only access about 1 week's worth of posts on #17thC and #EarlyModern...
December 14, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Greetings, 18th C people! I'm more of a 17th C person... Can anyone give me some help with this inscription from 1792? Is it a name (B. Gidley?) with a place (where?) or is this a double-barreled name? #18thc #EarlyModern
November 19, 2023 at 1:20 PM
#EarlyModern #17thc - Great to see that The Cromwell Museum - @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social - is now over here!!
October 24, 2023 at 9:29 PM
#17thc #EarlyModern Anyone interested in the British Civil Wars - there's a desperate need to track down Dave/David Plant, who helped to set up the BCW Project website. This was a SUPERB resource but the website is down and will soon disappear. If you can help contact details are in the post below.
October 11, 2023 at 7:42 PM
I don't think the Cromwell Museum is on here yet, but here's the lineup for their autumn online lecture series. As ever, it looks terrific. Details and booking here - www.cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromw...
September 21, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Well now, this is splendid fun from Manchester's! What is your Puritan name? Sorry-For-Sin Bangs here! And @greenleejw.bsky.social - take a look at day 13! Even here we have Eels 😀!
Gadzooks! What's your Puritan name? Take our quiz, post your Godly moniker in the comments and share with share with your friends!
September 21, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Current reading: intense theology (Davenant), detailed history (the Temples), George Herbert (sabbatical project), Thomas Goodwin (devotional), and a novel (Rose Tremain's Restoration).

Common denominator? The 17th century, of course!!
Guess who is absolutely *loving* being on sabbatical?!?! 😀❤️
August 24, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Glad to be here! On the lookout for my fellow 17th C obsessives, especially those of you into the English / British Civil War/s / the Wars of the Three Kingdoms / whatever other term you prefer to use for this period!
August 21, 2023 at 11:59 PM