Browsing by Subject "Early Modern England"
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Common Woman to Commodity: Changing Perceptions of Prostitution in Early Modern England, C. 1450-1750
(2011-12-15)The study of prostitution in early modern England is often informed by incorrect terminology. The modern historiographical use of the term “prostitute” is misleading, as the term did not appear until the sixteenth century, ... -
Power & Profit: Slave Traders in Parliament & The Life of Humphrey Morice, 1690-1730
(2018-12-21)This thesis explores the rise in prominence of the merchant class in England within the commercial, political, and financial spheres using London slave-trader and MP, Humphry Morice (c. 1671-1731), as a case study. It ... -
The Struggle to Shine: The Inward Light and Quaker Children and Youth, 1652-1762
(2016-04-06)The Religious Society of Friends, also called the Quakers, were a group of antinomian Christians whose origins lay in the chaotic period of the English Revolution. They were characterized by a radical belief in the spiritual ...