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The Oxford Movement in Context

Anglican High Churchmanship, 1760-1857

By: Peter Benedict Nockles

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The Oxford Movement in Context

Anglican High Churchmanship, 1760-1857

By: Peter Benedict Nockles

This book offers a radical reassessment of the significance of the Oxford Movement and of its leaders, Newman, Keble, and Pusey, by setting them in the context of the Anglican High Church tradition of the preceding 70 years. No other study offers such a comprehensive treatment of the historical and theological context in which the Tractarians operated.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521587190

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Cornwall's Strangest Tales

Extraordinary but true stories

By: Peter Grego

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Cornwall's Strangest Tales

Extraordinary but true stories

By: Peter Grego

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Cornwall, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to England’s gloriously coastal, yet most haunted, region. Located in the toes of the outstretched legs of Britain’s old man, Cornwall is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a Cornish pasty at. Cornwall is an area of outstanding natural beauty, as well as outstanding strangness – from ye olde tales of plundering pirates to foulish ghosts drinking in local pubs right through to the most famous of all myths – the bizarre beast that forever stalks Bodmin Moor. Spooky.

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Portico

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1909396435

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9781909396432

My World of Theatre

By: Peter Daubeny

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My World of Theatre

By: Peter Daubeny

With his presentation of Rosario and Antonio in 1951 he widened his horizons still further and began to present seasons of foreign ballet, opera and theatre ... he has brought to England eighty-three companies from overseas [including Moscow Art Theatre, Brecht's Berliner Ensemble, Martha Graham's Dance Company, No Theatre of Japan] and presented a total of two hundred English and foreign productions in London. In 1964 he became Artistic Director of the the World Theatre Season, and, in 1966, a Consultant Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company."--Dustjacket.

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Jonathan Cape

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0224005375

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9780224005371

Peter Hall's Diaries

The Story of a Dramatic Battle

By: Peter Hall

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Peter Hall's Diaries

The Story of a Dramatic Battle

By: Peter Hall

In these intimate diaries, Hall chronicles the eight frenzied years between 1972 and 1980 when he conducted the historic move of the National Theatre from the Old Vic to the South Bank, and then triumphantly consolidated its position as the leading showcase for theatre in Britain. With remarkable candour Hall describes his relationship with Lord Olivier; with actors Paul Scofield, Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness, John Gielgud, Albert Finney and Peggy Ashcroft; with playwrights Harold Pinter, John Osborne, Samuel Beckett, David Hare, Peter Shaffer and Howard Brenton; and with directors John Schlesinger, John Dexter, Bill Bryden, Christopher Morahan and Jonathan Miller. In his startlingly frank, incisive style, he creates sometimes affectionate, sometimes acid portraits of his friends and enemies, of great actors in rehearsal. In his foreword, Hall casts a critical eye over the state of British theatre today and, through a discussion of politics and the arts in the eighties and nineties, contemplates its future.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783192208

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9781783192205

The Private Devotions and Manual for the Sick of Launcelot Andrews. Bishop of Winchester

By: Lancelot Andrewes,Peter Hall

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The Private Devotions and Manual for the Sick of Launcelot Andrews. Bishop of Winchester

By: Lancelot Andrewes,Peter Hall

Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.

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3368757326

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9783368757328

Apprenticeship

By: Peter Gill

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Apprenticeship

By: Peter Gill

Apprenticeship is Peter Gill's potent recollection of the changing theatrical landscape of the 1960s. Part history, part memoir, part polemic, it puts into context his recently discovered diary of 1962 in which he vividly recalls his experiences as a young actor in Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle as part of their first London season. This intensely personal account, by turns witty and evocative, includes a penetrating analysis of the figures and themes of twentieth century drama and marks the beginning of Gill's development into one of the most important and influential playwrights and directors in the British Theatre.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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178319359X

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9781783193592

Life and Letters of James David Forbes

By: John Campbell Shairp,Peter Guthrie Tait,A. Adams-Reilly

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Life and Letters of James David Forbes

By: John Campbell Shairp,Peter Guthrie Tait,A. Adams-Reilly

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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3368195255

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9783368195250

Medicine in an Age of Revolution

By: Peter Elmer

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Medicine in an Age of Revolution

By: Peter Elmer

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Medicine in an Age of Revolution is the first major attempt since the 1970s to challenge the idea that the essential engine of medical (and scientific) change in seventeenth-century Britain was puritanism. While Peter Elmer seeks to reaffirm the crucial role of the period of the civil wars and their aftermath in providing the most congenial context for a re-evaluation of traditional attitudes to medicine, he rejects the idea that such initiatives were the special preserve of a small religious elite (puritans), claiming instead that enthusiasm for change can be found across the religious spectrum. At the same time, Elmer seeks to show that medical practitioners were increasingly drawn into contemporary religious and political debates in a way that led to a fundamental politicization of the 'profession'. By the end of the seventeenth century, it was commonplace to see doctors, apothecaries, and surgeons fully engaged in everyday political and civic life. At the same time, religious and political orientation often became an important factor in the career development of medics, especially in towns and cities, where substantial benefits might accrue to those who found themselves in favour with the ruling elites, be they Whig or Tory. The body politic, a Renaissance commonplace, was now peopled by medical practitioners who often claimed a special authority when it came to diagnosing the ills of late seventeenth century society.

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Oxford University Press

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0192595776

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9780192595775

Tudor and Stuart Britain

1485-1714

By: Roger Lockyer,Peter Gaunt

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Tudor and Stuart Britain

1485-1714

By: Roger Lockyer,Peter Gaunt

Tudor and Stuart Britain charts the political, religious, economic and social history of Britain from the start of Henry VII’s reign in 1485 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714, providing students and lecturers with a detailed chronological narrative of significant events, such as the Reformation, the nature of Tudor government, the English Civil War, the Interregnum and the restoration of the monarchy. This fourth edition has been fully updated and each chapter now begins with an introductory overview of the topic being discussed, in which important and current historical debates are highlighted. Other new features of the book include a closer examination of the image and style of leadership that different monarchs projected during their reigns; greater coverage of Phillip II and Mary I as joint monarchs; new sections exploring witchcraft during the period and the urban sector in the Stuart age; and increased discussion of the English Civil War, of Oliver Cromwell and of Cromwellian rule during the 1650s. Also containing an entirely rewritten guide to further reading and enhanced by a wide selection of maps and illustrations, Tudor and Stuart Britain is an excellent resource for both students and teachers of this period.

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Routledge

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0429861958

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9780429861956

Henry VIII and his Six Wives

A Guide to Historic Tudor Sites

By: Peter Bramley

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Henry VIII and his Six Wives

A Guide to Historic Tudor Sites

By: Peter Bramley

A greatly romanticised era of history, the Tudor period kick-started one of the most significant shifts in British culture ever to occur. When the notorious Henry VIII began his hunt for a male heir it led to momentous changes: the British Crown breaking with Rome, the Reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Of the six wives Henry wed successively, two were executed – a chilling first in English history. From these tumultuous events an incredible number of historic sites linked to the Tudors survive, accessible now through this beautifully illustrated book. Here Peter Bramley has arranged the surviving sites by region, covering England and some of Europe. With directions to each site, along with full details of the Tudor events and personalities linked to them, this guidebook will bring life and colour to the study of history.

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The History Press

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0750957042

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9780750957045

American Sectionalism in the British Mind, 1832-1863

By: Peter O'Connor

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American Sectionalism in the British Mind, 1832-1863

By: Peter O'Connor

In American Sectionalism in the British Mind, 1832–1863, Peter O’Connor uses an innovative interdisciplinary approach to provide a corrective to simplified interpretations of British attitudes towards the United States during the antebellum and early Civil War periods. Exploring the many complexities of transatlantic politics and culture, O’Connor examines developing British ideas about U.S. sectionalism, from the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina to the Civil War. Through a close reading of travelogues, fictional accounts, newspaper reports, and personal papers, O’Connor argues that the British literate population had a longstanding familiarity with U.S. sectionalism and with the complex identities of the North and South. As a consequence of their engagement with published accounts of America produced in the decades leading up to the Civil War, the British populace approached the conflict through these preexisting notions. O’Connor reveals even antislavery commentators tended to criticize slavery in the abstract and to highlight elements of the system that they believed compared favorably to the condition of free blacks in the North. As a result, the British saw slavery in the U.S. in national as opposed to sectional terms, which collapsed the moral division between North and South. O’Connor argues that the British identified three regions within America—the British Cavalier South, the British Puritan New England, and the ethnically heterogeneous New York and Pennsylvania region—and demonstrates how the apparent lack of a national American culture prepared Britons for the idea of disunity within the U.S. He then goes on to highlight how British commentators engaged with American debates over political culture, political policy, and states’ rights. In doing so, he reveals the complexity of the British understanding of American sectionalism in the antebellum era and its consequences for British public opinion during the Civil War. American Sectionalism in the British Mind, 1832–1863 re-conceptualizes our understanding of British engagements with the United States during the mid-nineteenth century, offering a new explanation of how the British understood America in the antebellum and Civil War eras.

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LSU Press

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0807168173

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9780807168172

Shaping Ecology

The Life of Arthur Tansley

By: Peter G. Ayres

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Shaping Ecology

The Life of Arthur Tansley

By: Peter G. Ayres

Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. His work as a botanist is considered seminal and he is recognized as one of the giants of ecology throughout the world. Ecology underpins the principles and practices of modern conservation and the maintenance of biodiversity. It explains the causes of, and offers solutions to, problems of climate change. Yet ecology is a young science, barely 100 years old. Its origins lie in phytogeography, the naming and mapping of plants. Shaping Ecology is a book about a multi-faceted man whose friends included Bertrand Russell, Marie Stopes, Julian Huxley, GM Trevelyan, and Solly Zuckerman. Historical context is provided by Tansley's family for his parents moved in the Fabian-socialist world of John Ruskin and Octavia Hill, both instrumental in the foundation of the National Trust. While Britain was relatively slow to protect its green spaces and wildlife, it did establish in 1913 the first professional Ecological Society in the world. Tansley was its President. Organising the British Vegetation Committee and initiating a series of International Phytogeographic Excursions, he changed phytogeography into ecology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470671564

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9780470671566

God and the Devil

The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman

By: Peter Cowie

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God and the Devil

The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman

By: Peter Cowie

Peter Cowie's book chronicles the life and the 60-year film and stage career of Bergman as he wrestles of themes of love, sex and betrayal with the figure of Death hovering overhead. Blending biographical information with critical comment, Cowie presents a man whose life and work were intimately fused. 'Bergman's films stand alone as beacons in film history.' Wim Wenders

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Faber & Faber

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0571370926

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9780571370924

Animal and Vegetable Physiology Considered with Reference to Natural Theology

Vol. 2

By: Peter Mark Roget

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Animal and Vegetable Physiology Considered with Reference to Natural Theology

Vol. 2

By: Peter Mark Roget

Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.

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3368746022

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9783368746025

On Laudianism

Piety, Polemic and Politics During the Personal Rule of Charles I

By: Peter Lake

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On Laudianism

Piety, Polemic and Politics During the Personal Rule of Charles I

By: Peter Lake

Establishes the theological roots and political resonances of Laudianism, the dominant political theology of the Personal Rule.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009306812

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9781009306812

The Development of Biological Systematics

Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, Nature, and the Natural System

By: Peter F. Stevens

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The Development of Biological Systematics

Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, Nature, and the Natural System

By: Peter F. Stevens

A reevaluation of the history of biological systematics that discusses the formative years of the so-called natural system of classification in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Shows how classifications came to be treated as conventions; systematic practice was not linked to clearly articulated theory; there was general confusion over the "shape" of nature; botany, elements of natural history, and systematics were conflated; and systematics took a position near the bottom of the hierarchy of sciences.

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Columbia University Press

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0231515081

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9780231515085

London Past and Present

Its History, Associations, and Traditions

By: Henry Benjamin Wheatley,Peter Cunningham

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London Past and Present

Its History, Associations, and Traditions

By: Henry Benjamin Wheatley,Peter Cunningham

This fascinating topographical dictionary of London, published in 1891, provides a valuable record of many places now lost to development.

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110802808X

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9781108028080

Acid Rain and the Rise of the Environmental Chemist in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The Life and Work of Robert Angus Smith

By: Peter Reed

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Acid Rain and the Rise of the Environmental Chemist in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The Life and Work of Robert Angus Smith

By: Peter Reed

Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his working life, contextualized through discussion of his childhood, education, beliefs, family, interests and influences sheds light on the evolving understanding of sanitary science during the nineteenth century. Born in Glasgow and initially trained for a career in the Church of Scotland, Smith instead went on to study chemistry in Germany under Justus von Liebig. On his return to Manchester in the 1840s, Smith's strong Calvinist faith lead him to develop a strong concern for the insanitary environmental conditions in Manchester and other industrial towns in Britain. His appointment as Inspector of the Alkali Administration in 1863 enabled him to marry his social concerns and his work as an analytical chemist, and this book explores his role as Inspector of the Administration from its inception through battles with chemical manufacturers in the courts, to the struggle to widen and tighten the regulatory framework as other harmful chemical nuisances became known. This study of Smith’s life and work provides an important background to the way that 'chemical' came to have such negative connotations in the century before publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. It also offers a fascinating insight into the changing landscape of British politics as regulation and enforcement of the chemical industries came to be seen as necessary, and is essential reading for historians of science, technology and industry in the nineteenth century, as well as environmental historians seeking background context to the twentieth-century environmental movements.

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Routledge

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131718582X

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