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Tag: Seventeenth Century

BBC Four, Downfall of a King

A New Horatian Ode: Brexit and Civil War

July 11, 2019

Inspired by the new BBC documentary, Downfall of a King, a few connections between Brexit and the conflicts of the 1640s. … More A New Horatian Ode: Brexit and Civil War

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Liberty Leading the People (1830) by Eugene Delacroix.

Is Brexit another Revolution?

March 15, 2019

A touch of history, frustrations with Brexit, regret for my family, and coming from Sunderland. … More Is Brexit another Revolution?

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Christopher Hill Memorial Lecture, National Civil War Centre, Newark. 3 November 2018.

Christopher Hill, Andrew Marvell, and the Dissenting Tradition

November 6, 2018

I owe much of my interest in the seventeenth century to the late historian, Christopher Hill (1912-2003). I went to see Justin Champion deliver an impassioned defence of Hill and his work at a memorial lecture in Newark. … More Christopher Hill, Andrew Marvell, and the Dissenting Tradition

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Andrew Marvell - Portrait

Was Marvell a seventeenth-century ‘incel’?

June 6, 2018

The difficulties of dealing with involuntary celibacy, from desolation to misogyny, seem to haunt some of Andrew Marvell’s most famous lyric poems. … More Was Marvell a seventeenth-century ‘incel’?

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Samuel Pepys

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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Bristo Square, Edinburgh

Learning a new language

March 10, 2018

I was reminded this week how nerve-wracking it can be getting to grips with a master’s, and why I have my supervisor to thank for it. … More Learning a new language

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John Dryden (1631-1700)

Marvell, Dryden, and the Horatian Ode

February 16, 2017

There is no hard evidence that Andrew Marvell’s ‘Horatian Ode’ ever left his hands. Yet, it may have come to John Dryden’s attention. How is Dryden the privileged one? A brief study of hard and soft evidence. … More Marvell, Dryden, and the Horatian Ode

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Shakespeare 400 - First Folio in Senate House Library

Celebrating Shakespeare in 2016

April 23, 2016

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, I asked a panel of experts why we continue to celebrate his life and works in 2016. … More Celebrating Shakespeare in 2016

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Shakespeare: Metamorphosis, Senate House, Exhibition Header

Shakespeare: Metamorphosis

April 13, 2016

A glimpse at some of the treasures on display during the press launch night of Shakespeare: Metamorphosis at the University of London’s Senate House Library. … More Shakespeare: Metamorphosis

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Marvell, Shakespeare, and Green Sicknesses

April 11, 2016

Green is the colour of innocence and experience, of sickness and of health. A glimpse at what it means to be ‘green’ in Andrew Marvell and William Shakespeare. … More Marvell, Shakespeare, and Green Sicknesses

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