Monarchism and absolutism in early modern Europe (2011)
Book
(2011). Monarchism and absolutism in early modern Europe

The fourteen essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchical governments from the Thirty Years War up until the time of the French Revolution. Contributors aim to unravel the constructs of 'absolutism' and 'monarchism', exam... Read More

England's wars of religion, revisited (2011)
Book
Burgess, G., & Prior, C. W. A. (2011). C. Prior, & G. Burgess (Eds.), England's wars of religion, revisited. Abingdon, Oxford: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

The causes and nature of the civil wars that gripped the British Isles in the mid-seventeenth century remain one of the most studied yet least understood historical conundrums. Religion, politics, economics and affairs local, national and internation... Read More

Cannons and constitutions (2011)
Book Chapter
Prior, C. (2011). Cannons and constitutions. In C. W. A. Prior, & G. Burgess (Eds.), England's Wars of Religion, Revisted, 101 - 123. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter examines how the introduction of new ecclesiastical Canons in 1640 touched off a debate among writers who made a direct link between religion and liberty. 

British political thought, 1500-1660: the politics of the post-reformation
Book
Burgess, G. British political thought, 1500-1660: the politics of the post-reformation. The University of Hull

Royalism and liberty of conscience in the English Revolution
Book
Burgess, G. Royalism and liberty of conscience in the English Revolution. The University of Hull

Bodin in the English Revolution
Book
Burgess, G. Bodin in the English Revolution. The University of Hull