A devout puritan, Henry Ireton was an immediate parliamentarian activist rising to the rank of Commissary-General of the New Model Army. Ireton shared Oliver Cromwell's religious enthusiasm and acted as one of his political mentors. Ireton, more than any other individual, even C…
The wars of Louis XIV, 1664-1714
by Lynn, John A., (John Albert)
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Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lübeck
Dieterich Buxtehude: organist in Lübeck
"On 8 November 1639, Willem Leyel left Denmark as commander of the ship Christianshavn bound for the Danish colony of Tranquebar with its fortress Dansborg, where he was to take charge of all trading operations of the first Danish East India Company. The voyage, however, became …
How, in 1705, was Thomas Salmon, a parson from Bedfordshire, able to persuade the Royal Society that a musical performance could constitute a scientific experiment? Or that the judgement of a musical audience could provide evidence for a mathematically precise theory of musical …
This book examines English central government and the royal court under King Charles II (1660-1685). It deals with the structure of government and its methods, as well as its policies, tasks, successes and failures