Armed with pistols and wearing jackboots, Bishop Henry Compton rode out in 1688 against his King but in defence of the Church of England and its bishops. His ac
For the people of early modern England, the dividing line between the natural and supernatural worlds was both negotiable and porous - particularly when it came
For the people of early modern England, the dividing line between the natural and supernatural worlds was both negotiable and porous - particularly when it came
This study overcomes the ambiguity and daunting scale of the subject of secularization by using the insights of anthropology and sociology, and by examining an