"Michael Braddick has assembled a highly useful compendium of recent research by thirty international scholars on a subject of perennial interest." -- Joseph P. Ward,
Seventeenth Century News"It is impossible not to be impressed with the job done by the editor and his contributors in bringing this volume together. It is a marvellous point for advanced undergraduates and graduate researchers." -- James Loxley,
Seventeenth Century News"The editor is to be congratulated on assembling an impressive team." -- Keith M. Brown,
Scottish Historical Review"It is impossible not to be impressed with the job done by the editor and his contributors in bringing this volume together. It is a marvellous reference point for advanced undergraduates and graduate researchers, and an excellent summation or aide memoire for the rest of us." -- James Loxley, University of Edinburgh,
The Seventeenth Century