1688 and all that
In between writing about the historical role of housewifery, I ran across this gem which reminds me that doing a segment in our historical methods course on the revolutions of the 17th century could be great fun: J. M. Wallace’s 1688 and the Problem of Modernity thoughtfully responding to 1688: The First Modern Revolution by Steve Pincus.
Don’t know what the book’s about? See this sometimes woodenly-presented YouTube video from last March with the always engaging Professor Pincus about how his book challenges the conventional wisdom about 1688 as the sensible, modest and atypical revolution in contrast to others of the era that were radical and reformative. He makes a good case for seeing 1688 in a broader context and rethinking our assumptions about this event.
I am interested in what you are writing about… I have a book at home I’m about to read about politics in the household. I love social history, usually Victorian specifically but in general it’s always fascinated me. I’m watching your progress with incredible envy. :)