Bernard Capp: 2 books
The Fifth Monarchy Men
A Study in Seventeenth-Century English Millenarianism
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
In The Fifth Monarchy Men (Faber, 1972), Professor Capp places the movement in the context of the rise of millenarian thought in Europe from the Reformation and its rapid spread in England during the Civil Wars. For many radicals, the execution of King Charles cleared the way for King Jesus, and heralded...
The Ties That Bind
Siblings, Family, and Society in Early Modern England
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
The family is a major area of scholarly research and public debate. Many studies have explored the English family in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on husbands and wives, parents and children. The Ties that Bind explores in depth the other key dimension: the place of brothers and...