Henry Kamen

Conquest And Coalescence; & Revolution And Rebellion In The Early Modern World

Books on the early modern period

Published December 1 1991

Witch Surveys

Henry Kamen explores two titles on witches in Early Modern Europe.

Published August 31 1987

Heretical Sects

Henry Kamen considers two works on medieval and early modern religious dissent

Published March 1 1981

500 Years of the Spanish Inquisition

February, 1981 marks the fifth centenary of the inauguration of the Spanish Inquisition. Over the years many myths and misconceptions have grown up around the Inquisition. These are dispelled in this commemorative essay by Henry Kamen, author of The Spanish Inquisition.

Published February 1 1981

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.