Archaeology and History: Recent submissions
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A Network of Contacts: Metropolitan Influences in the Delivery of Poor Relief in the London Hinterland (1778–1785)
(Routledge, 20 September 2023)Existing studies of poor relief have focused on parishes either metropolitan or wholly rural, whereas the focus of this article is on the distinctive experience of Battersea, a village in the London hinterland. Although ... -
Royal Companies, Risk Management and Sovereignty in Old Regime France
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 4 September 2023)Shortly after William of Orange arrived in Devon at the outset of the Glorious Revolution in 1688, Dutch troops stationed in Dartmouth seized the Amitié, a ship laden with marble purchased for the French court at Versailles. ... -
Privilege, economy and state in Old Regime France: Marine insurance, war and the Atlantic empire under Louis XIV
(The Boydell Press, 8 August 2023)This book closely analyses the rise and fall of Louis XIV's marine insurance institutions in Paris, which were central to the French monarchy's efforts to stimulate commerce, colonial enterprise and economic growth. These ... -
Emotions of the pandemic: phenomenological perspectives
(Springer, 9 August 2023)This article provides an introduction to the special issue “Emotions of the Pandemic: Phenomenological Perspectives”. We begin by outlining how phenomenological research can illuminate various forms of emotional experience ... -
Infirmities and Invisible Ink: Enslaved Muslims and Magic in Malta, c.1598-c.1608
(Routledge, 2024)This article examines accusations of magic made against enslaved Muslims in Malta over the period 1598-1608. In this period numerous enslaved Muslims were accused of magic before the Roman Inquisition, and the surviving ...