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Historian Laurence Stone on the Role and Revival of Narrative in History
Historian Laurence Stone on the Role and Revival of Narrative in History
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50 minutes
Released:
Dec 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
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In this week’s episode from the Institute’s Vault, we hear a lecture on the revival of narrative in history by Laurence Stone. Professor Stone taught at Princeton from 1963 to 1990. He died in 1991. He is best known for his books The Crisis of the Aristocracy, 1558-1641, The Causes of the English Revolution, 1529-1642, and Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800.
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Released:
Dec 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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