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''[[From Bosworth to Yorktown: The Development of British Political Thought from Henry VII through the American Revolution]].''
''[[From Bosworth to Yorktown: The Development of British Political Thought from Henry VII through the American Revolution]].''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Gordon Schochet, 1984.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Gordon Schochet, 1984.
   
   
''[[Political Thought in the Henrician Age, 1500-1550|Political Thought in the Henrician Age, 1500–1550]].''
''[[Political Thought in the Henrician Age, 1500-1550|Political Thought in the Henrician Age, 1500–1550]].''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by John Guy with guest lecturers Geoffrey Elton, Alistair Fox, Richard Marius, Arthur J. Slavin, and David Starkey, 1984.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by John Guy with guest lecturers Geoffrey Elton, Alistair Fox, Richard Marius, Arthur J. Slavin, and David Starkey, 1984.
   
   
''[[Political Thought in the Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 (Spring 1985)|Political Thought in the Elizabethan Age, 1558–1603]].''
''[[Political Thought in the Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 (Spring 1985)|Political Thought in the Elizabethan Age, 1558–1603]].''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Donald R. Kelley with guest lecturers Charles Gray, J.H. Hexter, Louis Knafla, Brian Levack, and Brian Tierney, 1985.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Donald R. Kelley with guest lecturers Charles Gray, J.H. Hexter, Louis Knafla, Brian Levack, and Brian Tierney, 1985.
   
   
''[[Political Thought in Early Modern England, 1600-1660|Political Thought in Early Modern England, 1600–1660]].''
''[[Political Thought in Early Modern England, 1600-1660|Political Thought in Early Modern England, 1600–1660]].''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by William Lamont with guest lecturers Robin Clifton, Partick Collinson, Anthony Fletcher, John Morrill, Linda Levy Peck, Barbara Taft, and Austin Woolrych, 1985.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by William Lamont with guest lecturers Robin Clifton, Partick Collinson, Anthony Fletcher, John Morrill, Linda Levy Peck, Barbara Taft, and Austin Woolrych, 1985.
   
   
''[[Political Thought in the Later Stuart Age, 1649–1702]].''
''[[Political Thought in the Later Stuart Age, 1649–1702]].''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Howard A. Nenner with guest lecturers Richard Ashcroft, Henry Horwitz, Mark Kishlansky, Annabel Patterson, J.G.A. Pocock, Gordon J. Schochet, and Lois G. Schwoerer, 1986.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Howard A. Nenner with guest lecturers Richard Ashcroft, Henry Horwitz, Mark Kishlansky, Annabel Patterson, J.G.A. Pocock, Gordon J. Schochet, and Lois G. Schwoerer, 1986.
   
   
''Politics and Politeness: British Political Thought in the Age of Walpole.''
''Politics and Politeness: British Political Thought in the Age of Walpole.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by N.T. Phillipson with guest speakers including Linda Colley, Mark Goldie, J.A.W. Gunn, Istvan Hont, Thomas Horne, Simon Varey, and John Yolton, 1986.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by N.T. Phillipson with guest speakers including Linda Colley, Mark Goldie, J.A.W. Gunn, Istvan Hont, Thomas Horne, Simon Varey, and John Yolton, 1986.
   
   
''Political Thought in the English-Speaking Atlantic.''
''Political Thought in the English-Speaking Atlantic.''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock with guest lecturers J.H. Burns, Istvan Hont, J.R. Pole, and R.K. Webb, 1987.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock with guest lecturers J.H. Burns, Istvan Hont, J.R. Pole, and R.K. Webb, 1987.
   
   
''Property, Power, and Politics.''
''Property, Power, and Politics.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Arthur Slavin, 1987.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Arthur Slavin, 1987.
   
   
''[[Kings, Courtiers, and Judges: Political Discourse in Early Stuart England]].''
''[[Kings, Courtiers, and Judges: Political Discourse in Early Stuart England]].''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Linda Levy Peck, 1988.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Linda Levy Peck, 1988.
   
   
''The Glorious Revolution.''
''The Glorious Revolution.''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Lois Schwoerer, 1989.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Lois Schwoerer, 1989.
   
   
''Political Thought in the English Speaking World, 1485–1793.''
''Political Thought in the English Speaking World, 1485–1793.''
:A Year-Long Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, Lois Schwoerer, and Gordon Schochet, 1989-1990.
:A Year-Long Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, Lois Schwoerer, and Gordon Schochet, 1989-1990.
   
   
''Preachers, Petitioners, and Prophets.''
''Preachers, Petitioners, and Prophets.''
:A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by Esther Cope, 1990.
:A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by Esther Cope, 1990.
   
   
''England's Wars of Religion, 1625–1649.''
''England's Wars of Religion, 1625–1649.''
:A Spring Conference directed by John Morrill, 1990.
:A Spring Conference directed by John Morrill, 1990.
   
   
''Scots and Britons: Scottish Political thought and the Union of 1603.''
''Scots and Britons: Scottish Political thought and the Union of 1603.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Roger A. Mason, 1990.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Roger A. Mason, 1990.
   
   
''Union, State, and Empire: The Political Identities of Britain, 1688–1750.''
''Union, State, and Empire: The Political Identities of Britain, 1688–1750.''
:A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by John Robertson, 1991.
:A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by John Robertson, 1991.
   
   
''Partisan Culture in an Age of Revolution: England, 1649–1689.''
''Partisan Culture in an Age of Revolution: England, 1649–1689.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Derek Hirst and Steven Zwicker, 1991.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Derek Hirst and Steven Zwicker, 1991.
   
   
''Empire, Confederation, and Republic: From Atlantic Dominion to American Union.''
''Empire, Confederation, and Republic: From Atlantic Dominion to American Union.''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, 1992.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, 1992.
   
   
''English Parliamentary Culture to 1689.''
''English Parliamentary Culture to 1689.''
:A Late-Spring Workshop directed by John Guy and Linda Levy Peck, 1992.
:A Late-Spring Workshop directed by John Guy and Linda Levy Peck, 1992.
   
   
''The Politics of the Ancient Constitution: British Political Thought in the Early Seventeenth Century.''
''The Politics of the Ancient Constitution: British Political Thought in the Early Seventeenth Century.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Glen Burgess, 1992.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Glen Burgess, 1992.
   
   
''Women, Politics, and Political Thought in Tudor and Stuart England.''
''Women, Politics, and Political Thought in Tudor and Stuart England.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Barbara J. Harris, 1993.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Barbara J. Harris, 1993.
   
   
''"A Presse Full of Pamphlets:" Books as Events, 1632–1660.''
''"A Presse Full of Pamphlets:" Books as Events, 1632–1660.''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Michael Mendle with visiting speakers Phyllis Mack and Steven Zwicker, 1994.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Michael Mendle with visiting speakers Phyllis Mack and Steven Zwicker, 1994.
   
   
''Political Women/Political Writings: Early Modern Britain in a European Context.''
''Political Women/Political Writings: Early Modern Britain in a European Context.''
:A Spring Conference directed by Hilda Smith, 1995.
:A Spring Conference directed by Hilda Smith, 1995.
   
   
''Text and Conquest: Political Ideology in Ireland, 1570–1630. ''
''Text and Conquest: Political Ideology in Ireland, 1570–1630. ''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Hiram Morgan with visiting lecturers Brendan Bradshaw, Ciaran Brady, Nicholas Canny and Colm Lennon, 1995.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Hiram Morgan with visiting lecturers Brendan Bradshaw, Ciaran Brady, Nicholas Canny and Colm Lennon, 1995.
   
   
''From Darcy to Molyneux: Political Thought in Seventeenth-Century Ireland.''
''From Darcy to Molyneux: Political Thought in Seventeenth-Century Ireland.''
:A Late-Spring Seminar directed by Jane Ohlmeyer with visiting speakers David Armitage, Aidan Clarke, Bernadette Cunningham, Raymond Gillespie, Patrick Kelly, Allan Macinnes, Breandan O Buachalla, and [[Tadhg O hAnnrachain]], 1997.
:A Late-Spring Seminar directed by Jane Ohlmeyer with visiting speakers David Armitage, Aidan Clarke, Bernadette Cunningham, Raymond Gillespie, Patrick Kelly, Allan Macinnes, Breandan O Buachalla, and [[Tadhg O hAnnrachain]], 1997.
   
   
''[[The Putney Debates, 1647 (conference)|The Putney Debates, 1647.]]''
''[[The Putney Debates, 1647 (conference)|The Putney Debates, 1647.]]''
:A Fall Conference directed by [[Michael Mendle]], 1997.
:A Fall Conference directed by [[Michael Mendle]], 1997.
   
   
''[[Irish Political Thought in the Eighteenth Century (seminar)|Irish Political Thought in the Eighteenth Century]].''
''[[Irish Political Thought in the Eighteenth Century (seminar)|Irish Political Thought in the Eighteenth Century]].''
:A Late-Spring Seminar directed by [[S. J. Connolly]] with visiting lecturers [[R.R. Eccleshall]], [[David Hayton]], [[James Kelly]], [[Patrick Kelly]], and [[Ian Montgomery]], 1998.
:A Late-Spring Seminar directed by [[S. J. Connolly]] with visiting lecturers [[R.R. Eccleshall]], [[David Hayton]], [[James Kelly]], [[Patrick Kelly]], and [[Ian Montgomery]], 1998.
   
   
''[[The Mental World of Stuart Catholicism (seminar)|The Mental World of Stuart Catholicism]].''
''[[The Mental World of Stuart Catholicism (seminar)|The Mental World of Stuart Catholicism]].''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[Patricia Brückmann]] with visiting faculty [[Eamon Duffy]], [[John Henry]], [[Caroline M. Hibbard|Caroline Hibbard]], [[Anthony Milton]], [[Tadhg O hAnnrachain]], and [[Steven Zwicker]], 1998.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[Patricia Brückmann]] with visiting faculty [[Eamon Duffy]], [[John Henry]], [[Caroline M. Hibbard|Caroline Hibbard]], [[Anthony Milton]], [[Tadhg O hAnnrachain]], and [[Steven Zwicker]], 1998.
   
   
''[[Mapping Networks and Practices of Political Exchange in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: British Political Thought in Early Modern Europe (symposium)|Mapping Networks and Practices of Political Exchange in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: British Political Thought in Early Modern Europe]]''
''[[Mapping Networks and Practices of Political Exchange in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: British Political Thought in Early Modern Europe (symposium)|Mapping Networks and Practices of Political Exchange in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: British Political Thought in Early Modern Europe]]''
:A Spring Symposium with speakers [[J.G.A. Pocock]], [[Sharon Achinstein]], [[Glenn Burgess]], [[Conal Condren]], [[Lori Anne Ferrell]], [[Sarah Hanley]], [[Donald Kelly]], [[Noel Malcolm]], [[W. Brown Patterson]], [[R. Malcolm Smuts]], [[Orest Ranum]], and [[Richard Tuck]], 2000.
 
:A Spring Symposium, 2000.
   
   
''[[Defining the Court's Political Thought (seminar)|Defining the Court's Political Thought]].''
''[[Defining the Court's Political Thought (seminar)|Defining the Court's Political Thought]].''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[R. Malcolm Smuts]] with visiting faculty [[Lawrence M. Bryant]], [[Pauline Croft]], [[Lori Anne Ferrell]], [[Richard C. McCoy]], and [[Linda Levy Peck]], 2000.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[R. Malcolm Smuts]] with visiting faculty [[Lawrence M. Bryant]], [[Pauline Croft]], [[Lori Anne Ferrell]], [[Richard C. McCoy]], and [[Linda Levy Peck]], 2000.
   
   
''[[:File:Armitage.pdf|The Foundations of Modern International Thought, 1494–1713]].''
''[[:File:Armitage.pdf|The Foundations of Modern International Thought, 1494–1713]].''
:A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[David Armitage]], 2002.
:A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[David Armitage]], 2002.


''[[:File:Pocock.pdf|1603: Kingship Renewed?]]''
''[[:File:Pocock.pdf|1603: Kingship Renewed?]]''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[J.G.A. Pocock]], [[Linda Levy Peck]], [[Gordon J. Schochet]], 2003.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[J.G.A. Pocock]], [[Linda Levy Peck]], [[Gordon J. Schochet]], 2003.
   
   
''[[Networks and Practices of Political Exchange: Britain and Europe, 1651-1748 (symposium)|Networks and Practices of Political Exchange: Britain and Europe, 1651–1748]].''
''[[Networks and Practices of Political Exchange: Britain and Europe, 1651-1748 (symposium)|Networks and Practices of Political Exchange: Britain and Europe, 1651–1748]].''
:A Fall Symposium with speakers [[J.G.A. Pocock]], [[Jonathan Israel]], [[Margaret Jacob]], [[John Marshall]], [[Silvia Berti]], [[Franz Bosbach]], [[Justin Champion]], [[Anne Goldgar]], [[Knud Haakonssen]], [[Allan Macinnes]], [[James Moore]], [[Melvin Richter]], [[Patrick Riley]], and [[John Robertson]], 2004.
 
:A Fall Symposium, 2004.
   
   
''[[British Political Thought in History, Literature, and Theory (conference)|British Political Thought in History, Literature, and Theory]].''
''[[British Political Thought in History, Literature, and Theory (conference)|British Political Thought in History, Literature, and Theory]].''
:A Spring Conference with speakers [[Nicholas Canny]], [[Richard E. Flathman]], [[Andrew Hadfield]], [[Jean E. Howard]], [[Duncan Ivison]], [[Colin Kidd]], [[Kirstie McClure]], [[John Morrill]], [[Karen O'Brien]], [[Joanne Wright]], and [[Steven Zwicker]], with respondent [[Quentin Skinner]], 2005.
 
:A Spring Conference, 2005.
   
   
''[[Religion, Revolution, Republicanism, and John Locke (seminar)|Religion, Revolution, Republicanism, and John Locke]].''
''[[Religion, Revolution, Republicanism, and John Locke (seminar)|Religion, Revolution, Republicanism, and John Locke]].''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[John Marshall]], 2005.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[John Marshall]], 2005.
   
   
''[[Staging Political Thought (seminar)|Staging Political Thought]].''
''[[Staging Political Thought (seminar)|Staging Political Thought]].''
:A Late-Spring Seminar directed by [[Conal Condren]] with visiting speakers [[Jean E. Howard|Jean Howard]], [[Peter Lake]], and [[J.G.A. Pocock]], 2007.
 
:A Late-Spring Seminar directed by [[Conal Condren]], 2007.
   
   
''[[British Political Thought in an Age of Globalization, c. 1750-1800 (symposium)|British Political Thought in an Age of Globalization, c. 1750-1800]].''
''[[British Political Thought in an Age of Globalization, c. 1750-1800 (symposium)|British Political Thought in an Age of Globalization, c. 1750-1800]].''
:A Spring Symposium with speakers [[Richard Bourke]], [[Marianne Elliott]], [[Christine Fauré]], [[Lynn Hunt]], [[Sankar Muthu]], [[Fania Oz-Salzberger]], [[Fred Rosen]], [[Emma Rothschild]], [[James Schmidt]], [[Richard B. Sher]], and [[Robert Travers]], 2008.
 
:A Spring Symposium, 2008.
   
   
''Barbara Bradfield Taft Memorial Lecture.''
"Guns and Women in Early Modern England"
 
:[[Lois G. Schwoerer]] (The George Washington University)
:[[Lois G. Schwoerer]] (The George Washington University)
:"Guns and Women in Early Modern England"
:Barbara Bradfield Taft Memorial Lecture on 2 December 2008. <br>
2 December 2008
   
   
''[[Changing Conceptions of Property (seminar)|Changing Conceptions of Property]].''
''[[Changing Conceptions of Property (seminar)|Changing Conceptions of Property]].''
:A Late Spring Seminar directed by [[Gordon J. Schochet]] and [[J.G.A. Pocock]], 2009.
:A Late Spring Seminar directed by [[Gordon J. Schochet]] and [[J.G.A. Pocock]], 2009.
   
   
''Barbara Bradfield Taft Memorial Lecture.''
"William Walwyn's 'Darling': The Happy Life of an Aging Former Radical"
 
:[[Derek Hirst]] (Washington University in St. Louis)
:[[Derek Hirst]] (Washington University in St. Louis)
:"William Walwyn's 'Darling': The Happy Life of an Aging Former Radical."
:Barbara Bradfield Taft Memorial Lecture on 19 November 2009.<br>
:19 November 2009
   
   
''[[India in British Political Thought, c. 1600-1800 (seminar)|India in British Political Thought]].''
''[[India in British Political Thought, c. 1600-1800 (seminar)|India in British Political Thought]].''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[Robert Travers]], 2009.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[Robert Travers]], 2009.
   
   
''[[What Was Political Thought in Sixteenth-Century England? (symposium)|What Was British Political Thought in Sixteenth-Century England?]]''
''[[What Was Political Thought in Sixteenth-Century England? (symposium)|What Was British Political Thought in Sixteenth-Century England?]]''
:A Spring 2011 Symposium with Speakers [[Annabel Brett]], [[Euan K. Cameron]], [[Bradin Cormack]], [[Alan Cromartie]], [[Brendan Kane]], [[Krista Kesselring]], [[Chris Kyle]], [[Natalie Mears]], [[Eric Nelson]], [[Aysha Pollnitz]], [[Ethan Shagan]], [[Kevin Sharpe]], [[W. James Simpson]], [[R. Malcolm Smuts]], and [[David Womersley]].
 
:A Spring Symposium, 2011.
   
   
''[[Thinking the Revolution: American Political Thought, 1763-1789 (seminar)|Thinking the Revolution: American Political Thought, 1763-1789]].''
''[[Thinking the Revolution: American Political Thought, 1763-1789 (seminar)|Thinking the Revolution: American Political Thought, 1763-1789]].''
:A Late Spring Seminar directed by [[Eric Nelson]], 2012.
:A Late Spring Seminar directed by [[Eric Nelson]], 2012.
   
   
''[[Law as Politics in England and the Empire, ca. 1600-1830 (seminar)|Law as Politics in England and the Empire, ca. 1600-1830]].''
''[[Law as Politics in England and the Empire, ca. 1600-1830 (seminar)|Law as Politics in England and the Empire, ca. 1600-1830]].''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[Paul Halliday]], 2013.
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[Paul Halliday]], 2013.
   
   
''[[Where Was Political Thought in England, c. 1600-1642? (symposium)|Where Was British Political Thought in England, c. 1600-1642?]]''
''[[Where Was Political Thought in England, c. 1600-1642? (symposium)|Where Was British Political Thought in England, c. 1600-1642?]]''
:A Fall 2013 Symposium with Speakers [[Julia Rudolph]], [[Thomas Cogswell]], [[Noah Millstone]], [[Gordon J. Schochet]], [[Richard Serjeantson]], [[Sarah Mortimer]], [[Nigel Smith]], [[Mary Morrissey]], [[David Como]], [[Christopher Brooks]], [[Alan Orr]], [[Barbara Shapiro]], [[Lois G. Schwoerer]], [[Ann Hughes]], [[Cynthia Herrup|Cynthia C. Herrup]], [[David Armitage]], [[Philip J. Stern]], [[Andrew Fitzmaurice]], and [[Carla Gardina Pestana]], Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 September 2013.
 
:A Fall Symposium, 2013.


''[[Debating Capitalism: Early Modern Political Economies  (seminar)|Debating Capitalism: Early Modern Political Economies]]''
''[[Debating Capitalism: Early Modern Political Economies  (seminar)|Debating Capitalism: Early Modern Political Economies]]''
:A Spring Semester Seminar  directed by [[Julia Rudolph]] and [[Carl Wennerlind]], 2015.  
 
:A Spring Semester Seminar  directed by [[Julia Rudolph]] and [[Carl Wennerlind]], 2015.


''[[More’s Utopia: Humanist Literature and Political Thought]]''
''[[More’s Utopia: Humanist Literature and Political Thought]]''
:A Spring Semester Seminar  directed by [[Cathy Curtis]], 2016.  
 
:A Spring Semester Seminar  directed by [[Cathy Curtis]], 2016.


''[[Political Thought in Times of Crisis, 1640-1660]]''
''[[Political Thought in Times of Crisis, 1640-1660]]''
:A December 2016 Symposium with Speakers Michael Braddick (University of Sheffield), Richard Tuck (Harvard University), Sharon Achinstein (Johns Hopkins University), Jeffrey Collins (Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario), David Cressy (The Ohio State University, emeritus), Cesare Cuttica (Université Paris 8), Martin Dzelzainis (University of Leicester), Rachel Hammersley (Newcastle University), Helmer Helmers (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Ariel Hessayon (Goldsmiths, University of London), Ann Hughes (Keele University), Laura Lunger Knoppers (University of Notre Dame), Karen Ordahl Kupperman (New York University), Gaby Mahlberg (Berlin), Ted McCormick (Concordia University, Montreal), Nicholas McDowell (University of Exeter), David Norbrook (Merton College, Oxford), Carla Pestana (UCLA), and Joad Raymond (Queen Mary University of London).
 
:A Fall Symposium, 2016,


''[https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Conjugality_and_Early_Modern_Political_Thought_(seminar) Conjugality and Early Modern Political Thought]''
''[https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Conjugality_and_Early_Modern_Political_Thought_(seminar) Conjugality and Early Modern Political Thought]''
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[Sharon Achinstein]], 2017.
:A Fall Semester Seminar directed by [[Sharon Achinstein]], 2017.


The Corporation in Early Modern Political Thought
''[[The Corporation in Early Modern Political Thought (seminar)|The Corporation in Early Modern Political Thought]]''
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Philip Stern, 2018.
 
:A Spring Semester Seminar directed by [[Philip Stern]], 2018.
 
''[[Political Personhood in the Early Modern British World before 1800 (symposium)|Political Personhood in the Early Modern British World before 1800]]''
 
:A Fall Symposium directed by [[Sharon Achinstein]], [[David Armitage]], [[Julia Rudolph]], and [[Nigel Smith]], 2019.
 
[https://www.folger.edu/critical-race-conversations "Race, Philosophy, and Political Thought"]
 
A Critical Race Conversation moderated by Sharon Achinstein,  joined by Charles W. Mills, Jennifer L. Morgan, and Robert Bernasconi.


Political Personhood in the Early Modern British World before 1800
<br />
:A Fall Symposium directed by Sharon Achinstein, David Armitage, Julia Rudolph, and Nigel Smith, 2019.

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This article is the archive of past programs sponsored by the Folger Institute's Center for the History of British Political Thought.

1984-present

From Bosworth to Yorktown: The Development of British Political Thought from Henry VII through the American Revolution.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Gordon Schochet, 1984.

Political Thought in the Henrician Age, 1500–1550.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by John Guy with guest lecturers Geoffrey Elton, Alistair Fox, Richard Marius, Arthur J. Slavin, and David Starkey, 1984.

Political Thought in the Elizabethan Age, 1558–1603.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Donald R. Kelley with guest lecturers Charles Gray, J.H. Hexter, Louis Knafla, Brian Levack, and Brian Tierney, 1985.

Political Thought in Early Modern England, 1600–1660.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by William Lamont with guest lecturers Robin Clifton, Partick Collinson, Anthony Fletcher, John Morrill, Linda Levy Peck, Barbara Taft, and Austin Woolrych, 1985.

Political Thought in the Later Stuart Age, 1649–1702.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Howard A. Nenner with guest lecturers Richard Ashcroft, Henry Horwitz, Mark Kishlansky, Annabel Patterson, J.G.A. Pocock, Gordon J. Schochet, and Lois G. Schwoerer, 1986.

Politics and Politeness: British Political Thought in the Age of Walpole.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by N.T. Phillipson with guest speakers including Linda Colley, Mark Goldie, J.A.W. Gunn, Istvan Hont, Thomas Horne, Simon Varey, and John Yolton, 1986.

Political Thought in the English-Speaking Atlantic.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock with guest lecturers J.H. Burns, Istvan Hont, J.R. Pole, and R.K. Webb, 1987.

Property, Power, and Politics.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Arthur Slavin, 1987.

Kings, Courtiers, and Judges: Political Discourse in Early Stuart England.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Linda Levy Peck, 1988.

The Glorious Revolution.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Lois Schwoerer, 1989.

Political Thought in the English Speaking World, 1485–1793.

A Year-Long Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, Lois Schwoerer, and Gordon Schochet, 1989-1990.

Preachers, Petitioners, and Prophets.

A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by Esther Cope, 1990.

England's Wars of Religion, 1625–1649.

A Spring Conference directed by John Morrill, 1990.

Scots and Britons: Scottish Political thought and the Union of 1603.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Roger A. Mason, 1990.

Union, State, and Empire: The Political Identities of Britain, 1688–1750.

A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by John Robertson, 1991.

Partisan Culture in an Age of Revolution: England, 1649–1689.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Derek Hirst and Steven Zwicker, 1991.

Empire, Confederation, and Republic: From Atlantic Dominion to American Union.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, 1992.

English Parliamentary Culture to 1689.

A Late-Spring Workshop directed by John Guy and Linda Levy Peck, 1992.

The Politics of the Ancient Constitution: British Political Thought in the Early Seventeenth Century.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Glen Burgess, 1992.

Women, Politics, and Political Thought in Tudor and Stuart England.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Barbara J. Harris, 1993.

"A Presse Full of Pamphlets:" Books as Events, 1632–1660.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Michael Mendle with visiting speakers Phyllis Mack and Steven Zwicker, 1994.

Political Women/Political Writings: Early Modern Britain in a European Context.

A Spring Conference directed by Hilda Smith, 1995.

Text and Conquest: Political Ideology in Ireland, 1570–1630.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Hiram Morgan with visiting lecturers Brendan Bradshaw, Ciaran Brady, Nicholas Canny and Colm Lennon, 1995.

From Darcy to Molyneux: Political Thought in Seventeenth-Century Ireland.

A Late-Spring Seminar directed by Jane Ohlmeyer with visiting speakers David Armitage, Aidan Clarke, Bernadette Cunningham, Raymond Gillespie, Patrick Kelly, Allan Macinnes, Breandan O Buachalla, and Tadhg O hAnnrachain, 1997.

The Putney Debates, 1647.

A Fall Conference directed by Michael Mendle, 1997.

Irish Political Thought in the Eighteenth Century.

A Late-Spring Seminar directed by S. J. Connolly with visiting lecturers R.R. Eccleshall, David Hayton, James Kelly, Patrick Kelly, and Ian Montgomery, 1998.

The Mental World of Stuart Catholicism.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Patricia Brückmann with visiting faculty Eamon Duffy, John Henry, Caroline Hibbard, Anthony Milton, Tadhg O hAnnrachain, and Steven Zwicker, 1998.

Mapping Networks and Practices of Political Exchange in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: British Political Thought in Early Modern Europe

A Spring Symposium, 2000.

Defining the Court's Political Thought.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by R. Malcolm Smuts with visiting faculty Lawrence M. Bryant, Pauline Croft, Lori Anne Ferrell, Richard C. McCoy, and Linda Levy Peck, 2000.

The Foundations of Modern International Thought, 1494–1713.

A Late-Spring Semester Seminar directed by David Armitage, 2002.

1603: Kingship Renewed?

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by J.G.A. Pocock, Linda Levy Peck, Gordon J. Schochet, 2003.

Networks and Practices of Political Exchange: Britain and Europe, 1651–1748.

A Fall Symposium, 2004.

British Political Thought in History, Literature, and Theory.

A Spring Conference, 2005.

Religion, Revolution, Republicanism, and John Locke.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by John Marshall, 2005.

Staging Political Thought.

A Late-Spring Seminar directed by Conal Condren, 2007.

British Political Thought in an Age of Globalization, c. 1750-1800.

A Spring Symposium, 2008.

"Guns and Women in Early Modern England"

Lois G. Schwoerer (The George Washington University)
Barbara Bradfield Taft Memorial Lecture on 2 December 2008.

Changing Conceptions of Property.

A Late Spring Seminar directed by Gordon J. Schochet and J.G.A. Pocock, 2009.

"William Walwyn's 'Darling': The Happy Life of an Aging Former Radical"

Derek Hirst (Washington University in St. Louis)
Barbara Bradfield Taft Memorial Lecture on 19 November 2009.

India in British Political Thought.

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Robert Travers, 2009.

What Was British Political Thought in Sixteenth-Century England?

A Spring Symposium, 2011.

Thinking the Revolution: American Political Thought, 1763-1789.

A Late Spring Seminar directed by Eric Nelson, 2012.

Law as Politics in England and the Empire, ca. 1600-1830.

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Paul Halliday, 2013.

Where Was British Political Thought in England, c. 1600-1642?

A Fall Symposium, 2013.

Debating Capitalism: Early Modern Political Economies

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Julia Rudolph and Carl Wennerlind, 2015.

More’s Utopia: Humanist Literature and Political Thought

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Cathy Curtis, 2016.

Political Thought in Times of Crisis, 1640-1660

A Fall Symposium, 2016,

Conjugality and Early Modern Political Thought

A Fall Semester Seminar directed by Sharon Achinstein, 2017.

The Corporation in Early Modern Political Thought

A Spring Semester Seminar directed by Philip Stern, 2018.

Political Personhood in the Early Modern British World before 1800

A Fall Symposium directed by Sharon Achinstein, David Armitage, Julia Rudolph, and Nigel Smith, 2019.

"Race, Philosophy, and Political Thought"

A Critical Race Conversation moderated by Sharon Achinstein, joined by Charles W. Mills, Jennifer L. Morgan, and Robert Bernasconi.