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- ↑ R. Hutton's review of J. C. Davis, Oliver Cromwell (London, 2001), H-Net Book Review, H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online, August 2001.
- ↑ Liberty, Authority, Formality: Political Ideas and Culture, 1600-1900
- ↑ de Lario, Damaso. 'An Appreciation of Colin Davis', in Morrow, John, Scott, Jonathan (eds.) Liberty, Authority, Formality. (2008) Imprint Academic. ISBN 9781845401351.
- ↑ https://www.uea.ac.uk/hum/Old+people+pages+(hidden)/hispeopleold/Emeriti/Davis [ dead link ]
- ↑ Publisher's description of Davis' Oliver Cromwell
- ↑ E P Thompson's review of Fear, Myth and History: The Ranters and the Historians
- ↑ Review of Utopia and the Ideal Society: A Study of English Utopian Writing, 1516-1700
- ↑ biography
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