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Jacqueline Eales argues for a continuity of Puritanism on 'a road to revolution' from 1559 to 1642, with common techniques of opposition through books
- ↑ "Early Modern Women's Letter Writing, 1450-1700". The English Historical Review. February 2003. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
Jacqueline Eales, the established authority on the Harleys in the seventeenth century, brings further thought and new evidence into play in her discussion
- ↑ "Early Modern Kent 1540-1640". Albion. June 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
Jacqueline Eales study of ideological politics from 1558-1640 is perhaps the most ambitious and controversial part of the book
