Samuel Pepys and His Books
June 1, 2018
Review of Kate Loveman, Samuel Pepys & His Books: Reading, Newsgathering & Sociability, 1660-1703 (Oxford University Press, 2015). … More Samuel Pepys and His Books
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Unexpected Conversations: Professor Tim Allen
May 16, 2015
Speaking at a drinks reception in February with our Head of Department, Professor Tim Allen, I began to realise where lines can cross between early modern studies and the fields of international development and social anthropology. … More Unexpected Conversations: Professor Tim Allen
An MP Turning Down a Secret Bribe? Bipolar Privacy
January 22, 2011
There are two sides to privacy: the bright side and the dark side. It is often politics which brings these to the fore. I was pleased to stumble across an anecdote about Andrew Marvell from the mid-eighteenth century that celebrates (as well we might today) the value of an honest politician. … More An MP Turning Down a Secret Bribe? Bipolar Privacy
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