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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#earlymodern #17thC Herbert and Sibbes on Substack! Mainly a bit about Sibbes this time - the influence of his sermons on Herbert next week. There's no evidence for it whatsoever, but my goodness I would dearly love for those two to have been friends! lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/george-her...

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George Herbert and Richard Sibbes, Part I

Hello again, everyone!

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#earlymodern #17thC "Were Henry Fairfax and George Herbert friends?" was the question that launched my HF project! Substack post here- lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/were-henry... and a link in the post to my article on the fascinating story of Fairfax's first parish through most of the 17th C.

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Were Henry Fairfax and George Herbert friends?!

A burning question for my research 😀

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#earlymodern #17thC Traherne people - what books should I get while I wait (and save my pennies) for at least some of the Oxford Traherne project volumes? I have Julia Smith's "Select Meditations", the Angelico Press edition of the Centuries, & Inge's Happiness & Holiness. What else ought I to have?

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#earlymodern #17thC New Substack! The last in my series on George Herbert & the ecclesial situation of his time. It's on his friends, family, & patronage networks - from an Arminian icon (Andrewes) to a Puritan iconoclast (Sir Robert Harley). lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/herberts-f...

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Herbert's friends, family, and patronage networks

Welcome to the last in what has turned out to be a rather long series of posts situating Herbert in relation to the ecclesial spectrum of his time.

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#earlymodern #17thC Over on the other platform there's quite a kerfuffle about the 16th/17th C English church & current Anglican identity. My Substack series on Herbert in his ecclesial context continues - from which anyone can also infer where I stand in the debates ;) substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Herbert on his beloved church...and his occasional Puritan moments!

Here we go again, everyone!

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#earlymodern #17thC More on George Herbert and the church spectrum of his time in the latest Substack! Today it's Herbert the mostly strong, sometimes strident, but also occasionally uncomfortable Conformist! lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/locating-h...

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Locating Herbert on the church spectrum of his time

This is the second post in a three-part series.

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#earlymodern #17thC New Substack! Last week I wrote about the ecclesial spectrum in Herbert's time. Now I'm beginning to explore where he fits on it. Today, it's Herbert as theologically Reformed... lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/locating-h...

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Locating Herbert on the church spectrum of his time: Reformed

Last week I wrote about the ecclesial spectrum in England in the latter half of the reign of James I and on into the reign of Charles I.

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#earlymodern #17thC Outstanding new book alert!! It's John L. Thompson and Albert Gootjes' superb translation / bilingual critical edition of two key poems by the remarkable and utterly brilliant Anna Maria van Schurman, with a terrific introduction to her life / work / context.

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#earlymodern #17thC Entering *very* fraught territory in my latest Substack post! It's my attempt to summarize the English ecclesial spectrum in George Herbert's time, in about 2000 words and for a non-specialist audience. Let me know what you reckon! lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/as-promise...

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As promised! The ecclesial landscape in Herbert's time...

OK, everyone!

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

#earlymodern #17thc Two things!Temporary free access to my article on Ashton-under-Lyne in the 17th C now that it's out in print. Also a 40% off code for my Herbert devotional- BADEME40 - for orders from the publisher (US/UK/Aus) (wipfandstock.com/979838526252...) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MZICG...

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From Jacobean ‘nonconformity’ to Restoration Nonconformity: three rectors, one parish, and English Church turmoil in a nutshell

The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne near Manchester had only three rectors for nearly the whole of the seventeenth century: Henry Fairfax from 1619 to 1643; John Harrison from 1643 to 1662; and Thomas ...

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The first of my Saturday Substack posts on George Herbert and my devotional is now live! It's mostly aimed at people who don't know much about him - an intro to Herbert and his poetry, and some devotional reflections on "The Elixir". lovebademewelcome.substack.com/p/a-bit-abou...

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

My devotional on George Herbert's poetry is out! It is my small return of love & gratitude for all that he has meant to me for over 30 years. I hope it honours him, and I hope it blesses others even a fraction as much as he has blessed me. #earlymodern #17thC wipfandstock.com/979838526252...

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Love Bade Me Welcome- Wipf and Stock Publishers

Everyone needs wise companions in their walk with God. Through his poetry, George Herbert has been drawing others into a more honest faith and a deeper love ...

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#EarlyModern #17thC I'd be glad of some help with how assessments for these 3 levies were calculated. I'm researching a clergyman who paid £5 for the 1620 clergy Palatinate 'loan', over £6 in 1639 for the Scottish war (these seem rather steep!) and £1 6s 8d p/a (1634-36) for the repair of St Paul’s.

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

#EarlyModern #17thC A reminder to all of you who are in England and within striking distance of the National Civil War Centre in Newark: Edward Stockley will be giving a talk on Sir Thomas Fairfax on Thursday evening, and it will be brilliant!! Book here: www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/ins...

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Instances - Palace Theatre, Newark

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

#EarlyModern #17thC Another terrific set of online lectures coming up!

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#EarlyModern #17thC Forbidden Desire: main point re Mediterranean vs N. Europe taken, but it seemed like an exhaustive exercise in largely missing the broader point (until the last chapter...sort of). As a non-expert in this area what should I read as a supplement/corrective esp. re 17th C England?

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

#EarlyModern #17thC UK 17th C history people, if you're within striking distance of the Newark Civil War Centre, go and hear Edward Stockley's talk on Sir Thomas Fairfax there. It's at 7.00pm on Th April 24th. It will be terrific. You can book here - www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/whatson/even...

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Events | National Civil War Centre, Newark

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

#EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians - what are the best resources for 16th & 17th C witch hunts / trials in Scotland?

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

@lloydbowen.bsky.social, your outstanding 'Anatomy of a Duel' is a splendid start to my 2025 reading! Looking forward to your Poyer & Vaughan books after that, & I appreciated the volume you edited with Mark Stoyle too. Eager for whatever you come up with next! #EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Last week I posted a link to Jon Fitzgibbons' (jrrfitzgibbons.bsky.social) splendid podcast on the Protectorate for The World Turned Upside Down. Here's another - equally excellent - on the 'Other House'. www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/oliv... #EarlyModern #17thC #skystorians

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Oliver Cromwell’s House of Lords - The World Turned Upside Down

On 19th March 1649 the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that “…the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Fitzgibbons on the Protectorate- the latest podcast from The World Turned Upside Down (not on here as yet). If you don't know of them already check out their splendid material so far and sign up to be notified when new stuff drops. #EarlyModern #17thC www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/oliv...

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Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate - A genuine revolution or a drift back to traditional government? - The World Turned Upside Down

In our regular series of programmes Key Questions: Expert Answers, we invited leading academics to address some of the most important questions – often

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I don’t think Gary Kuchar is on here, but picking up from my last post, here’s something else of interest for the English/British civil wars community… #earlymodern #17thC youtu.be/QHFNXOoXQ3A

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Defiant Loyalism: The Literature of ‘Anglican’ Survivalism - Gary Kuchar Nov 28 2024

YouTube video by csrs uvic

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 17/12/2023

#EarlyModern #17thC - although it's outside our period, something appalling for our disciplines is afoot. The UK Ministry of Justice is planning to digitize wills from 1800 onwards *and then destroy physical copies*. Those still on X - excellent thread here - x.com/onslies/stat...

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

What is going on with the feeds on this site? I can only access about 1 week's worth of posts on #17thC and #EarlyModern...

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Greetings, 18th C people! I'm more of a 17th C person... Can anyone give me some help with this inscription from 1792? Is it a name (B. Gidley?) with a place (where?) or is this a double-barreled name? #18thc #EarlyModern

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

#EarlyModern #17thc - Great to see that The Cromwell Museum - @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social - is now over here!!

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

#17thc #EarlyModern Anyone interested in the British Civil Wars - there's a desperate need to track down Dave/David Plant, who helped to set up the BCW Project website. This was a SUPERB resource but the website is down and will soon disappear. If you can help contact details are in the post below.

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

I don't think the Cromwell Museum is on here yet, but here's the lineup for their autumn online lecture series. As ever, it looks terrific. Details and booking here - www.cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromw...

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Well now, this is splendid fun from Manchester's! What is your Puritan name? Sorry-For-Sin Bangs here! And @greenleejw.bsky.social - take a look at day 13! Even here we have Eels 😀!

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

Current reading: intense theology (Davenant), detailed history (the Temples), George Herbert (sabbatical project), Thomas Goodwin (devotional), and a novel (Rose Tremain's Restoration). Common denominator? The 17th century, of course!! Guess who is absolutely *loving* being on sabbatical?!?! 😀❤️

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Suzanne McDonald @smcdonald.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

Glad to be here! On the lookout for my fellow 17th C obsessives, especially those of you into the English / British Civil War/s / the Wars of the Three Kingdoms / whatever other term you prefer to use for this period!

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