I began this blog when I was doing an MA in early modern history at Birkbeck. The MA is now done, but the blog has remained as an outlet for my interest in the early modern period. My current research interest is the life of the pamphleteer and preacher Henry Walker.
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I can’t find an email contact on the blog so… I was wondering if you might like to host an early modern Carnivalesque next year? Check out http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/carnivalesque and get in touch if you’re interested… Sharon
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Nick, Hi.
Just read your paper on Lord Chandos, John Giffard, and the 1642 Cirencester dustup. Hoping to get in touch with you about John Giffard. I am working on a John Giffard (c. 1625-1692), a litigious and obnoxious man who managed an ironworks on the Saugus river in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. I suspect he is connected (perhaps a son of) to the John Giffard who ran the ironworks in the Forst of Dean for a while and was apparently the 1642 Cirencester informant. How sure are you that this man was the testator at Wiveton, Norfolk? And have you by any chance consulted the IPM for Gloucestershire of a John Giffard from 5 Elizabeth, which I am assuming might be the same man? Cannot find your e-mail address; can you please contact me? Nathaniel Lane Taylor, nltaylor@nltaylor.net. Thanks.
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Hi – interesting blog. Have you come across any articles or books on the ‘Curse ye Meroz’ theme, which kept recurring during the English Civil War?
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Thanks for the kind words. Stephen Marshall’s 1641 fast sermon on Meroz Cursed was probably one of the most famous sermons of the civil wars. There are various treatments of it in academic texts:
This has a bit more on the sermon’s life in print after being preached:
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Thanks that’s really helpful – I’m writing a paper on this theme!
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was looking for an email for you, as your blog is epic! I was introduced to yo by the eagleclawedwolfe and I have to say, I love your blog…ALOT. I’m at http://www.loyaltybindsme.org and write about a lot of C17 stuff, because it is just…ldfjsdjfsdkhdsk
I’ve also added you to my links list, hope that is ok!!! -
Hi
I am new to this blogging site. I have a particular interest in Royalist Military Governors during the Civil War period particularly Sir Arthur Aston (1593?-1649). With many other Royalists he left England in a hurry and ended up in Europe from 1645 to 1647 and was recruited by Ormond to fight in Ireland. Anybody out there have any information about how Royalist Officers survived on the Continent and how English Royalist veterans and refugees were recruited into Charles II forces to fight in Ireland against Cromwell? Any source info gratefully received….-
I don’t really know much about this topic I’m afraid, but you might try the following books:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DCicxwwSPCcC&dq=royalist+officers+exile+interregnum
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sm92PgAACAAJ&dq=royalist+royalism+interregnum
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7d9twJp3iMAC&dq=royalists+exile
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=STwTNAAACAAJ&dq=royalists+exile
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Dear Nick,
I am trying to find out about the “screw guns with twelve bullets & a slug” with which Miles Sindercombe & his chums wanted to assassinate Oliver Cromwell at Shepherd’s Bush. Are these organ guns or a ribauldequin?
Does this mean they had rifled barrels? Is there any other evidence of their use?Also does anyone else think it would be a good idea to have an English Republican Martyrs Day ?
Mark Francis
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hello
im trying to find any advertising for indentured servants to the west indies namly Jamaica I have been search for a while now any cant seem to fnd anything …any idea please help -
Nick,
That “old children’s song” about the pelican and his beak…what is the title of the song? and is there any source for it that you know of? I can’t find it anywhere else except your blog.Thanks.
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Would like help to trace a published petition wherein the merchants of London regretted the non payment of the bill for the Isle de Rhe Expedition and listed all the items shipped out – pointing out they were unwilling to supply more material for the Bishops Wars – hints and tips appreciated Roger
