History (School of): Recent submissions
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An analysis of the Stationers’ Company Register, lost books and printing in London, 1557-1640
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-22) - ThesisMy thesis is the first attempt to analyse systematically the entries relating to lost books in the Stationers’ Company Register. The monopoly of the Stationers’ Company centralised book production in England to the limited ... -
Travel in the Alps : the construction of a transnational space through digital and mental mapping (c. 1750s-1850s)
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-22) - ThesisThe period between the 1750s and 1830s witnessed a major change in travel practices in Europe, moving away from the traditional Grand Tour and focusing more on natural places, their visual power, and their influence on ... -
'Let us run in love together' : Master Jordan of Saxony (d. 1237) and participation of women in the religious life of the Order of Preachers
(University of St Andrews, 2016-10-20) - ThesisIn this thesis I argue that Jordan of Saxony (d. 1237), Master of the Order of Preachers, fostered a culture of openness toward the participation of women in the religious life of the Dominican order. This is demonstrated, ... -
Gandersheim and Quedlinburg, c. 852-1024: the development of royal female monasteries in Saxony
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-22) - ThesisThis thesis examines the relationships between royal convents and rulers in Saxony from 852 to 1024. The spate of female monasteries founded in Saxony in the ninth and tenth centuries, alongside the close relationships of ... -
Race in a Godless world : atheists and racial thought in Britain and the United States, c. 1850-1914
(University of St Andrews, 2017) - Thesis“Race in a Godless World” examines the racial thought of atheists in Britain and the United States from about 1850 to 1914. While there have been no comprehensive studies of atheists’ views on race, there is a trend in the ...