Signs and Wonders in Britain’s Age of Revolution: A Sourcebook
Abigail J. Hartman, "Signs and Wonders in Britain’s Age of Revolution: A Sourcebook"
English | ISBN: 113849206X | 2018 | 332 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 113849206X | 2018 | 332 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
Signs and Wonders in Britain’s Age of Revolution is an original collection of primary sources from the era encompassing the political, religious, and social tumult of the English Civil War.
With a focus on Britain in the seventeenth century and covering topics such as astrology, scurrilous pamphlet wars, witch-hunts and trials, and the execution of King Charles I, Signs and Wonders investigates published "strange and true" accounts that existed alongside more traditionally studied historical events.
Including fully edited and annotated texts of carefully selected popular pamphlets, the sourcebook is accompanied by guided introductory essays for each of the thematically divided chapters. With more than two dozen woodcut images,
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