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SOURCE: The New Yorker
4/17/2023
What is the Legacy of the English Civil War?
Jonathan Healey's "The Blazing World" insists on seeing the ideological and theological roots of revolt as drivers of insurgency.
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2/28/2021
A Ghost of Galileo in the English Civil War
by John Heilbron
An obscure English painting containing an image of Galileo's "Dialogues" launches a deep consideration of the political and intellectual stakes of free inquiry during the English Civil War.
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8/23/2020
A Tale of Two Tyrants: Charles I and Donald Trump
by Frank Palmeri
A comparison between Trump and Charles I of England suggests not only that the coming election will be rocky, but that it may take a long time to bridge the divisions in American society.
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August 4, 2019
How Two Regicides Escaped to America and Became Folk Heroes
by Matthew Jenkinson
How Edward Whalley and William Goffe went from household names to forgotten historical figures.
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Why History Matters

by Charles Spencer
History comes alive when we connect with characters.
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