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Anna French

Dr Anna French
BA, PhD (Birmingham), FRHistS

Contact

Anna.French@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 9523

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Reading the Reformations: Theologies, Cultures and Beliefs in an Age of Change (Book - 2023)
  2. The Reformations in Britain: Seminar Studies in History (Book - 2022)
  3. Early Modern Childhood: An Introduction (Book - 2020)
  4. Children of Wrath: Possession, Prophecy and the Young in Early Modern England (Book - 2015)
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2023

'A godly forme of household’: Reading Reformed Religion in the Protestant Home

French, A. (2023). 'A godly forme of household’: Reading Reformed Religion in the Protestant Home. In F. Anna (Ed.), Reading the Reformations: Theologies, Cultures and Beliefs in an Age of Change. Leiden: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History, Brill.

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Reading the Reformations: Theologies, Cultures and Beliefs in an Age of Change

French, A. (Ed.) (2023). Reading the Reformations: Theologies, Cultures and Beliefs in an Age of Change. Leiden: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History, Brill.

Book

2022

Puritan family and community in the English Atlantic world by Margaret Murányi

French, A. (2022). Puritan family and community in the English Atlantic world by Margaret Murányi. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 73(4).

Book Review

The Reformations in Britain: Seminar Studies in History

French, A. (2022). The Reformations in Britain: Seminar Studies in History. Abingdon: Routledge.

Book

2021

Permanent Revolution: The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism

French, A. (2021). Permanent Revolution: The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism. RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY, 74(3), 1008-1009. doi:10.1017/rqx.2021.157

DOI
10.1017/rqx.2021.157
Book Review

2020

Reformation Unbound: Protestant Visions of Reform in England, 1525-1590

French, A. (2020). Reformation Unbound: Protestant Visions of Reform in England, 1525-1590. JOURNAL OF ANGLICAN STUDIES, 18(2), 279-282. doi:10.1017/S174035532000011X

DOI
10.1017/S174035532000011X
Book Review

John Wesley and the Education of Children by Linda A Ryan

French, A. (2020). John Wesley and the Education of Children by Linda A Ryan. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 71(2).

Book Review

Early Modern Childhood: An Introduction

French, A. (2020). Early Modern Childhood: An Introduction. A. French (Ed.), Routledge.

Book

Early Modern Infancy

French, A. (2020). Early Modern Infancy. In A. French (Ed.), Early Modern Childhood: An Introduction. Routledge.

Chapter

Invisible Worlds: Death, Religion and the Supernatural in England by Peter Marshall

French, A. (2020). Invisible Worlds: Death, Religion and the Supernatural in England by Peter Marshall. Theology, 123(6).

Book Review

Locating the Early Modern Child

French, A. (2020). Locating the Early Modern Child. In A. French (Ed.), Early Modern Childhood: An Introduction. Abingdon: Routledge.

Chapter

2019

Infanticide, Secular Justice, and Religious Debate in Early Modern Society by Adriano Prosperi

French, A. (2019). Infanticide, Secular Justice, and Religious Debate in Early Modern Society by Adriano Prosperi. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 70(2).

Book Review

2018

Physical evidence for ritual acts, sorcery and witchcraft in Christian Britain. A feeling for magic

French, A. (2018). Physical evidence for ritual acts, sorcery and witchcraft in Christian Britain. A feeling for magic. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, 69(2), 376-377. doi:10.1017/S0022046917002172

DOI
10.1017/S0022046917002172
Book Review

Supernatural and Secular Power in Early Modern England by Marcus Harmes and Victoria Bladen

French, A. (2018). Supernatural and Secular Power in Early Modern England by Marcus Harmes and Victoria Bladen. English Historical Review, 133(560).

Book Review

2016

‘Disputed Words and Disputed Meanings: The Reformation of Baptism, Infant Limbo and Child Salvation in Early Modern England’

French, A. (2016). ‘Disputed Words and Disputed Meanings: The Reformation of Baptism, Infant Limbo and Child Salvation in Early Modern England’. In J. Willis (Ed.), Sin and Salvation in Early Modern England (pp. 157-172). Farnham: Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/

Chapter

2015

Children of Wrath: Possession, Prophecy and the Young in Early Modern England

French, A. (2015). Children of Wrath: Possession, Prophecy and the Young in Early Modern England. Farnham: Ashgate. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/

Book

‘Trembling and groaning depart’: *Disputing the devil in Christian baptism

French, A. (2015). ‘Trembling and groaning depart’: *Disputing the devil in Christian baptism. Theology, 118(5), 331-337. doi:10.1177/0040571X15588169

DOI
10.1177/0040571X15588169
Journal article

Childhood, Youth and Religious Dissent in Post-Reformation England by Lucy Underwood

French, A. (2015). Childhood, Youth and Religious Dissent in Post-Reformation England by Lucy Underwood. British Catholic History, 32(4).

Book Review

Children of Wrath: Possession, Prophecy and the Young in Early Modern England

French, A. (n.d.). Children of Wrath: Possession, Prophecy and the Young in Early Modern England. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315571522

DOI
10.4324/9781315571522
Book

The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West by Brian Levack

French, A. (2015). The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West by Brian Levack. The English Historical Review, CXXX(542).

Book Review

The Devil: A New Biography by Philip C Almond

French, A. (2015). The Devil: A New Biography by Philip C Almond. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 66(4).

Book Review

2014

Political Gastronomy: Food and Authority in the English Atlantic World by Michael A. LaCombe

French, A. (2014). Political Gastronomy: Food and Authority in the English Atlantic World by Michael A. LaCombe. Sixteenth Century Journal: journal of early modern studies, 45(2).

Book Review

2013

Raising Christian children in early modern England: Salvation, education and the family

French, A. (2013). Raising Christian children in early modern England: Salvation, education and the family. Theology, 116(2), 93-102. doi:10.1177/0040571x12468990

DOI
10.1177/0040571x12468990
Journal article

The Reception of Continental Reformation in Britain by Patrick Collinson, Polly Ha (eds.)

French, A. (2013). The Reception of Continental Reformation in Britain by Patrick Collinson, Polly Ha (eds.). The English Historical Review, CXXVIII(534).

Book Review

2012

Renaissance Food from Rabelais to Shakespeare: Culinary readings and Culinary Histories by Joan Fitzpatrick (ed.)

French, A. (2012). Renaissance Food from Rabelais to Shakespeare: Culinary readings and Culinary Histories by Joan Fitzpatrick (ed.). Sixteenth Century Journal: journal of early modern studies, 43(1).

Book Review

The Reformation: A Brief History by Kenneth G. Appold

French, A. (2012). The Reformation: A Brief History by Kenneth G. Appold. Theology, 115(4).

Book Review

2011

The Incarnate Text: Imagining the Book in Reformation England by James Kearney

French, A. (2011). The Incarnate Text: Imagining the Book in Reformation England by James Kearney. Sixteenth Century Journal, 42(1).

Book Review

What is a Lollard? by J. Patrick Hornbeck II

French, A. (2011). What is a Lollard? by J. Patrick Hornbeck II. Theology, 114(6).

Book Review

2010

Review of Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor by Eamon Duffy

French, A. (2010). Review of Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor by Eamon Duffy. Theology, CXIII(873).

Book Review

2008

Possession, Puritanism and Prophecy: Child Demoniacs and English Reformed Culture

French, A. (2008). Possession, Puritanism and Prophecy: Child Demoniacs and English Reformed Culture. Reformation.

Journal article