Modern History Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Lutheran piety and visual culture in the Duchy of Württemberg, 1534 – c. 1700 

      Watson, Róisín (University of St Andrews, 2015-11-30) - Thesis
      Early modern Lutherans, as is well known, worshipped in decorated churches. They adopted a path of reform that neither disposed of all ornament nor retained all the material trappings of the Catholic church. This thesis ...

    • Conciliar politics and administration in the reign of Henry VII 

      Ford, Lisa L. (University of St Andrews, 2001) - Thesis
      Since Elton's commentary on the absence of critical study of the early Tudor council in 1964, some progress has been made towards a wider, fuller, more detailed understanding of Henry VII's council and where it fits-or ...

    • Vernacular boats and boatbuilding in Greece 

      Damianidis, Kostas (University of St Andrews, 1991) - Thesis
      This work presents a study of the vernacular boats of modern Greece. A new typology of boats is offered, and an account is given of tools and boatyard practice, design and construction techniques. Evidence for these subjects ...

    • Service not self : the British Legion, 1921-1939 

      Barr, Niall J.A. (University of St Andrews, 1994) - Thesis
      The organisation of ex-service men into a mass membership movement was a new departure in British life. Four main groups came together in 1921 to form the British Legion. On its establishment, the leadership, who were ...

    • Le orecchie si piene di Fiandra : Italian news and histories on the Revolt in the Netherlands (1566-1648) 

      Lamal, Nina (University of St Andrews, 2014) - Thesis
      This thesis examines the Italian news reports, political debates and histories of the revolt in the Netherlands between 1566 and 1648. Many Italians were directly involved in this conflict and were keen narrators of these ...