This is a collection of essays published by Hugh Trevor-Roper over the past twenty years. In their original form the essays were lectures or analyses of books on various topics predominately from the latter half of the seventeenth century. No single topic is explored exhaustively, but we are beneficiaries of Trevor-Roper's clear writing and cogent insights. Social scientists will bemoan the lack of statistics, as well as deductions from the most recent models; but those who like more ...