Dear members, Dr Marcus Harmes (University of Southern Queensland) has shared the following news of his research with us. Marcus has recently has just published a monograph Bishops and Power in Early Modern England with Bloomsbury http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bishops-and-power-in-early-modern-england-9781472508355/

The book examines the recreation of the power structures of the Church of England after the Reformation and covers topics including the involvement of bishops in witchcraft trials, arguments over suitable dress, and the trial and execution of Archbishop Laud.

Congratulations Marcus!