Seventeenth-century Carpentry in Essex

Abstract

It is here argued that there was a decline in the standards of carpentry in the early 17th century. From the six buildings discussed, there is evidence of confusion over the main structural framework and in the minor details. The increasing use of iron bolts and brackets is another feature of this decline.     

Seventeenth-century Pottery from Ash,Surrey

Abstract

About 2,000 sherds, mainly in white fabric, were found on a site at Ash which was one of several producing similar wares on the West Surrey and Hampshire borders. Some of the sherds were medieval, but the remainder were 17th century and are analysed in an attempt to assess the forms and characteristics of the post-medieval pottery made at Ash. Documentary evidence discloses the presence of potters in Ash in the 17th and 18th centuries, although there is no direct link with the site, and also indicates possible sources for the potters’ clay.     

A Seventeenth-century Boat found in London

Abstract

A flat-bottomed barge carrying a cargo of bricks was excavated where it had sunk on the bed of the Thames off Blackfriars in London. Details of the boat’s construction were recovered, and associated finds suggested a date in the third quarter of the 17th century, perhaps connected with intensive rebuilding activity after the Great Fire of London in 1666.     

Lhasa English School: Short-Lived

Fromtheendofthe19thcenturytotheearlydaysofthe20thcentury,theBritishtwiceinvadedTibet.TheseinvasionswonhandsomeeconomicbenefitsfortheBritish,buttheyfailedtoproducemuchPolitically.InamovetotearTibetawayfromChina,theyturnedtocultivatingPro-BritishelementsintheuPPerrulingclass.ForthisPurpose,anEnglishschoolwasbeguninLhasa.Butitwasnottolast.Inthe1940s,mostaristocratsandbusinesspeopletriedtosendtheirchildrentostudVinIndia,buttheVcouldnotbecauseoftheschools'hightuition.Therefore,theywantedtos…     

Review article: Early Medieval Hungary in English

Books reviewed in this article:
Bak, J.M., Bónis, G., and Sweeney, J.R., (eds.) Decreta Regni Mediaevalis Hungariae
Veszprémy, L. and Schaer, F., (eds.) Simonis de Kéza, Gesta Hungarorum
Csernus, S. and Korompay, K., (eds) Les Hongrois et l'Europe: Conquête et Intégration
Kristó, Gyula, Hungarian History in the Ninth Century
Róna-Tas, András, The Hungarians and Early Medieval Europe. An Introduction to Early Medieval Hungarian History.     

Qualified Toleration: Bermuda and the English Revolution

Central to both the causes and development of the English revolution was the demand for reformation of the Church of England. The question of what shape this reform should take, however, divided English men and women. Debates over the further reformation of the Church of England were also complicated by the emergence of increasingly vocal and powerfully‐placed calls for freedom of religion, ranging from a limited toleration for a certain few to a broader liberty of conscience for all. This article looks at the debate surrounding liberty of conscience during the English revolution in 1644–5, but from a fresh angle: examining the context and rationale for the parliamentary ordered religious settlement of the English Atlantic colony of Bermuda in October of 1645. Integrating the fortunes of this Atlantic colony into the history of the English revolution reconfigures our understanding and analysis of revolutionary religion and politics.