The world the English (and Welsh, Scots, Irish) created between the mid-15th and the mid-18th centuries
Friday, May 14, 2010
A Room of One's Own
Wenceslaus (Wenzel) Hollar's 1656 engraving of William Dugdale (1605-1686) suggests the tools of the trade in early modern England were a bit simpler than today. Still, Dugdale might be pleased to learn that "Historian" was listed as one of The Ten Best Jobs in America 2009.
Newton Key, Professor emeritus, Eastern Illinois University, is co-author of Early Modern England, 3rd ed. 2020, and co-editor of Sources and Debates in English History, 2nd ed., 2009. Follow on Academia, or Twitter,
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