Brief Description
A social, political and intellectual study of Cambridge University during the early modern period.
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This volume brings to completion the four-volume series, a vital contribution to academic history. Special features of this volume relate it to social and political history--especially to the gentry who provided patronage and recruits, as well as the royal court and parliament. The history of the university features extensive material on its architectural heritage, and a chapter on such intellectual giants between 1660-1740 as Richard Bentley and Isaac Newton. Also available: Volume 1: The University to 1546 0-521-32882-9 Hardback ,90.00 C Volume 3: 1750-1870 0-521-35060-3 Hardback ,130.00 C Volume 4: 1870-1990 0-521-34350-X Hardback ,110.00 C
About the Author
Dr Victor Morgan is Lecturer in History, University of East Anglia.
Review Quotes
1. 'The range and scholarship are impressive, and the vast amount of data here encapsulated adds substantially to our understanding of many of the essential strands of Cambridge's development. This volume will undoubtedly serve as a vital source of reference for the long-term future for all scholars with a professional interest in the selection of themes here examined and also for the informed general reader with a penchant for university history.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History"
