Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia
Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia

Author: Warren M. Billings

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0807147036

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Sir William Berkeley (1605--1677) influenced colonial Virginia more than any other man of his era, diversifying Virginia's trade with international markets, serving as a model for the planter aristocracy, and helping to establish American self-rule. An Oxford-educated playwright, soldier, and diplomat, Berkeley won appointment as governor of Virginia in 1641 after a decade in the court of King Charles I. Between his arrival in Jamestown and his death, Berkeley became Virginia's leading politician and planter, indelibly stamping his ambitions, accomplishments, and, ultimately, his failures upon the colony. In this masterly biography, Warren M. Billings offers the first full-scale treatment of Berkeley's life, revealing the extent to which Berkeley shaped early Virginia and linking his career to the wider context of seventeenth-century Anglo-American history.

The Witches of Selwood Forest
The Witches of Selwood Forest

Author: Andrew Pickering

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2017-05-11

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1443893927

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The ancient forest of Selwood straddles the borders of Somerset and Wiltshire and terminates in the south where these counties meet Dorset. Until now, a comprehensive study of its exceptionally rich history of demonological beliefs and witchcraft persecution in the early modern period has not been attempted. This book explores the connections between important theological texts written in the region, notably Richard Bernard’s Guide to the Grand-Jury Men (1627) and Joseph Glanvill’s Saducismus Triumphatus (1681), influential local families such as the Hunts and the Hills, and the extraordinary witchcraft episodes associated with Shepton Mallet, Brewham, Stoke Trister, and elsewhere. In particular, it focuses on a little-known case in the village of Beckington in 1689, and shows how this was not a late, isolated episode, but an integral part of the wider Selwood Forest witchcraft story.

Reconstructing the Development of Somerset’s Early Medieval Church
Reconstructing the Development of Somerset’s Early Medieval Church

Author: Carole Lomas

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2024-05-09

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1803275804

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This book uses Somerset as a case study to contribute to a broader understanding of how the Church developed across the British Isles during the transition from the post-Roman Church to the 11th century. It collates and cross-references all earlier research and offers the most up-to-date study of Somerset’s post-Roman churches.

Proceedings
Proceedings

Author: Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Publisher:

Published: 1898

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13:

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The Culture of the Seven Years' War
The Culture of the Seven Years' War

Author: Frans de Bruyn

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1442696354

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The Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) was the decisive conflict of the eighteenth century – Winston Churchill called it the first “world war” – and the clash which forever changed the course of North American history. Yet compared with other momentous conflicts like the Napoleonic Wars or the First World War, the cultural impact of the Seven Years’ War remains woefully understudied. The Culture of the Seven Years’ War is the first collection of essays to take a broad interdisciplinary and multinational approach to this important global conflict. Rather than focusing exclusively on political, diplomatic, or military issues, this collection examines the impact of representation, identity, and conceptions and experiences of empire. With essays by notable scholars that address the war’s impact in Europe and the Atlantic world, this volume is sure to become essential reading for those interested in the relationship between war, culture, and the arts.