No comments about Stukeley Illustrated: William Stukeley's Rediscovery of Britain's Ancient Sites.

1 comments about Marriage with My Kingdom.

1. I read Alison Plowdens first two books on Elizabeth when they came out years ago. It's nice to know they are being republished. Marriage with My Kingdom is so compelling I couldn't put it down. Elizabeth was shrewd enough to know that she couldn't have a husband and rule the England as well. How many of us would do that? I can't wait until the fourth volume comes out.

No comments about Gerry Faust's Tales from the Notre Dame Sideline.

No comments about Politics' Strangest Characters (Strangest).

No comments about The Strange Death of Edmund Godfrey: Plots and Politics in Restoration London.

No comments about Palmerston (British History in Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)).).

1 comments about John Goodwin and the Puritan Revolution: Religion and Intellectual Change in Seventeenth-Century England (Studies in Modern British Religious History).

1. I am the editor of the book "Redemption Redeemed: A Puritan Defense of Unlimited Atonement" (2004), a compilation of excerpts from a larger book Goodwin wrote in 1650. I was thrilled to learn that a prominent historian was writing a biography of this major 17th Century English figure.
   Goodwin was a very well-known and respected pastor-theologian and public figure who wrote about 60 books and pamphlets on many issues. Coffey does a great job of describing Goodwin's life and significance.
   
   I have been used to studying Goodwin as a Puritan who was a former Calvinist turned prolific Arminian. He had many theological fans and opponents. But Goodwin was involved in many controversial issues during his life including those that were political. He was like an English version of Sam Adams, writing in support of the English Civil War (supporting the Parliamentary forces against the King) and was a supporter of "tolerance" of various religious perspectives. The man was really ahead of his time.
   
   Coffey writes: "during the middle decades of the seventeenth century, few had done so much to redefine the theology, ecclesiology and politics of English Protestantism."
   In terms of public knowledge by Christians, Goodwin is probably about where the (now) famed English Calvinist theologian John Owen was in the 1950s. Owen (who lived during Goodwin's era) was largely unknown then. His books were subsequently republished and he gained more recognition.
   The same needs to happen with Goodwin as an Arminian. I hope this biography and my edited work will contribute toward that end.
   I deduct one star because of the very expensive price. I really think Coffey could have made a better choice of publisher. It amazes me as well that Boydell charges $105 per book and couldn't even be bothered including a dust jacket.

1 comments about Sex Lives of the Kings & Queens of England.

1. This book is very interesting reading for people who like Brittish Royalty. Very shocking things, like Charles II and his many mistresses. Overall a very good book, though there are a few mistakes in it.

No comments about George Lockhart of Carnwath, 1689-1727: A Study in Jacobitism.

No comments about The Lives Of The British Saints; The Saints Of Wales, Cornwall And Irish Saints V4.