Mark Allen

I get the point about the need to sell books, but it's hard to imagine Lucy Worsley being so biased to the point that she publicly admits she hates the Stuarts. Lucy treats these subjects in an objective way and is richly rewarded for it. Isn't the whole idea of the discipline to be objective?

Probably. Laws are ignored today, when it suits. But I don't think the argument Scottish James VI was ineligible stands up to scrutiny. But probably unsurprising from a self-avowed Stuart hater, as she admitted on a podcast to promote the book. But not declared in the book.

The English right-wing and anti-Scottish press are obviously loving this, but is it good history?

That important point is not made in the book, btw.

I think an important question here is, shouldn't historians with such a reach take even greater care to be balanced and not so obviously biased to the point of announcing on a podcast that you're a Stuart hater.

excluded them too.

Henry VIII's will was also of uncertain legal force (arguably not validly executed, and never reconfirmed by Parliament). It had been ignored by both Edward VI and Mary I, setting a precedent. By Elizabeth’s death, the Suffolk line was politically dead.

James was the...

... apply? Also by the 17th and 18th centuries, when common law was fully developed, several monarchs acceded, despite being foreign-born, namely William III from the Netherlands, and George I and George II from Hanover (Germany). If foreign birth disqualified James, then surely it should have...

* as a ‘foreigner’, since common law barred ‘aliens’ from inheriting land, and
* by Henry VIII’s will, which favoured the Suffolk line over the Stuarts.

But I don't think this argument stacks up. Isn't it the case that the Crown was never treated like ordinary property, so the ‘alien’ rule didn’t..

Congrats, Katie. That's great news!

Looking forward to hearing this!

Charles I — Chiddingstone Castle New for our 2023 open season, is this unusual leather bottle in the shape of Charles I. He is on display once more in the Castle's Print Room, following extensive conservation.

Can anyone help? This intriguing leather bottle of Charles I, standing over a metre tall is in the Stuart & Jacobite collection at Chiddingstone Castle. It's uncertain when, where & why it was produced, but if anyone has any insights please let me know. www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/charles-i/

Such a nice feeling to finally receive the hardbound copies of the thesis. So much more satisfying than the digital version! #PhDdone #earlymodern #london

An Unsettled Religious Settlement and the Crisis of the 1620s: English Catholics, Anti-Popery, and the Spanish Match, 1622–4* Abstract. The anti-popish fervour that accompanied the collapse of the Spanish Match has been long acknowledged both by the wave of revisionists who dismis

Interested in the relationship between anti-popery in the 1624 parliament and "real" Catholic activity? Check out my new article in the English Historical Review, now available with advance access!
doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...

Good to see it in print, Katie, and also have some insight on the relationship between anti-popish sentiment and what Catholics were doing, particularly in London. I very much enjoyed reading it.

Fascinating!

A fascinating map of the parish of St Andrew Holborn, London (1755) showing the areas within the freedom of the City and those 'without' in the County of Middlesex. Intriguingly, many Catholics typically lived in the latter.

Thank you! 😊

Many thanks 😊

Many thanks, Harry. I will let you know when that is, but hopefully late May.

Just seen this Zoë. Yay, congrats!

Thank you 😊

Is there an early modern recusants starter pack?!

Thank you 😊

Thanks, Liesbeth! A rest beckons first before the ordeal of trying to publish the thesis, as you can relate, I'm sure!

Me after I passed my viva recently! So grateful for my supervisor, Alexandra Walsham, & @ryansinnott.bsky.social's support. Thanks also to my examiners, Gabriel Glickman & Adam Morton for a rewarding discussion and helpful suggestions for publishing my thesis as a book. #phd #cambridge #earlymodern

Hi Liesbeth, if there's still room on the list, could I be added too, please?

It's now being reported by the BBC and others.

Fourteenth Annual REFORC Conference on Early Modern Christianity - Renaissance Society of America 365 Fifth AvenueRoom 5405New York, NY 10016 • USA

Conference in Vienna in May 2025 on early modern religion and rebellion.

Any racist violence is shocking. I see it has been reported by CNN, but by hardly any news outlets in the UK/Europe. Does raise questions as to why.

Thanks, Liesbeth. Very helpful. Hoping many more will join this place.