Group blog
The many-headed monster is a collaborative effort focusing on English society and culture in the early modern period, very broadly conceived. Our name comes from the paranoid imaginations of seventeenth-century gentlemen, who often conceived of ‘the common people’ as a monstrous beast that would devour the rich whole if given half a chance. Whilst we do not approve of cannibalism, we do like the idea of trying to understand what society looked like ‘from below’.
Categories used most frequently by the blogger:
History the craft Theory and methods divine inspiration Academia found art classy history hear ye! hear ye! pretty pictures better a shrew than a sheep the curse of Adam pop culture deep thoughts Madison Avenue the odious and loathsome sin history from below event Administrative voices of the people popular belief politiques & politicos
The Rabble that Can Write: Rethinking Literacy in Rural England, 1550-17
21 November 2023
Mark Hailwood I have often said that writing a blog post can be a good way to disseminate research findings or ideas that you don’t think would sustain a whole article. But sometimes...
Reflecting on Imtiaz Habib’s ‘Black Lives in the English Archives’: A Bibliography
22 June 2023
Rebecca Adusei and Jamie Gemmell Imtiaz Habib’s Black Lives in the English Archives was situated within the longstanding and growing fields of early modern Black British History and...
Remembering Imtiaz Habib: Creating an “Affective Community.”
20 June 2023
This post is part of Reflecting on Imtiaz Habib’s Black Lives in the English Archives: An Online Symposium, organised and edited by Rebecca Adusei and Jamie Gemmell. The blog series...
15 June 2023
This post is part of Reflecting on Imtiaz Habib’s Black Lives in the English Archives: An Online Symposium, organised and edited by Rebecca Adusei and Jamie Gemmell. The blog series...