This thesis is a case study that explores the life and influence of Mary Boleyn, royal mistress to King Henry VIII from 1522-1525. The intent is to present an analysis of[...]

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG BRANCH. J. Z. Holwell, a peripheral man. (Under the direction of Dr. David Johnson) In the middle of the eighteenth century the trading city of Calcutta[...]

Between 1419 and 1536, five English noble women, including three queen consorts, stood accused of witchcraft: Joan of Navarre, queen of Henry IV; Eleanor Cobham, Duchess [...]

The long nineteenth century and World War I greatly changed people's lives across Europe. The birth and subsequent rise of the middle class in industrialized nations sign[...]

NICHOLAS KANE. "Arms an Employment": Motivations for Enlistment in the 18th Century British Army. (Under the direction of Drs. DAVID JOHNSON and JOHN SMAIL) In the eigh[...]

ABSTRACTThis thesis examines the claim that the 14th century experienced a dramatic change in how poverty is understood and addressed in society. This shift can be unders[...]