All Outputs (8)

The Church of England and British Politics since 1900 (2020)
Book
Rodger, T., Williamson, P., & Grimley, M. (Eds.). (2020). The Church of England and British Politics since 1900. Boydell & Brewer

Wars, famines - and pandemics (2020)
Other
Williamson, P. (2020). Wars, famines - and pandemics

Stanley Baldwin and Winston Churchill: a study in contrasts (2020)
Other
Williamson, P. (2020). Stanley Baldwin and Winston Churchill: a study in contrasts

James I and Gunpowder treason day (2020)
Journal Article
Williamson, P., & Mears, N. (2021). James I and Gunpowder treason day. Historical Journal, 64(2), 185-210. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x20000497

The assumed source of the annual early-modern English commemoration of Gunpowder treason day on 5 November – and its modern legacy, ‘Guy Fawkes day’ or ‘Bonfire night’ – has been an act of parliament in 1606. This article reveals the existence of ear... Read More about James I and Gunpowder treason day.

National Prayers: Special Worship since the Reformation. Volume 3: Worship for national and royal occasions in the United Kingdom, 1871-2016 (2020)
Book
Williamson, P., Taylor, S., Raffe, A., & Mears, N. (2020). National Prayers: Special Worship since the Reformation. Volume 3: Worship for national and royal occasions in the United Kingdom, 1871-2016

The third of four volumes, containing the edited texts, commentaries and source notes for each of the nearly nine hundred occasions of special worship including the development of national days of prayer during the two world wars,and a proliferation... Read More about National Prayers: Special Worship since the Reformation. Volume 3: Worship for national and royal occasions in the United Kingdom, 1871-2016.

The ‘holy days’ of Queen Elizabeth I (2020)
Journal Article
Mears, N., & Williamson, P. (2020). The ‘holy days’ of Queen Elizabeth I. History, 105(365), 201-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229x.12971

The annual celebrations of the accession day and birthday of Queen Elizabeth I are a familiar subject in studies of her reign, yet their beginnings, status and purpose have remained uncertain. By examining revisions of the calendar of the Church of E... Read More about The ‘holy days’ of Queen Elizabeth I.

Archbishops and the monarchy: leadership in British religion, 1900–2012 (2020)
Book Chapter
Williamson, P. (2020). Archbishops and the monarchy: leadership in British religion, 1900–2012. In T. Rodger, P. Williamson, & M. Grimley (Eds.), The Church of England and British Politics since 1900 (57-79). Boydell & Brewer

The Church of England, the British state and British politics during the twentieth century (2020)
Book Chapter
Grimley, M., & Williamson, P. (2020). The Church of England, the British state and British politics during the twentieth century. In T. Rodger, P. Williamson, & M. Grimley (Eds.), The Church of England and British Politics since 1900 (1-35). Boydell & Brewer