Description: Introduction 1. Nicholas Hill, the English Atomist The mystery man The evidence Sir Robert Basset and his conspiracy Bruno and Hill Hill's utopia 2. Laudianism and Political Power An intellectual movement England and Europe The struggle for power A model diocese The battle for the universities The new synthesis 'No popper!' Conclusion 3. James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh A man for all seasons? The Protestant philosophy of history The organization of research The new regime in Ireland The Protestantism of the ancient Irish The civil war The date of Creation The inheritance 4. The Great Tew Circle Falkland and his circle The circle after Falkland The 'Socinian' tradition The philosophy of Great Tew Chillingworth Clarendon Hammond Conclusion 5. Milton in Politics Milton and the Revolution Egotism, humanism, prophecy A Spenserian epic Jubilee and resurrection Withdrawal and return True liberty A model of government The end of ideology Abbreviations Sources Index

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