“…In an introduction, the editors discuss recurrent themes connected with the orator’s competence and performance, while the final paper of the volume, by Lord Justice Laws, reflects on the continuing relevance of rhetoric in the modern, highly professionalised practice of the law in England…”

“…Rich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. …”

“…The shirts were later transported to England, where they had remained ever since. Exhibiting the shirts at the museums was, however, only one part of the project undertaken by Laura Peers and Alison Brown. …”

“…Le célèbre pamphlet du physicien et philosophe William Molyneux, né et mort à Dublin (1656-1698), The Case of Ireland being bound by acts of Parliament to England Stated (1698) ou Discours sur la sujétion de l'Irlande aux lois du Parlement d'Angleterre, est, par sa vision du contexte historique, un apport précieux à la connaissance de l'époque et aux relations entre l'Irlande et l'Angleterre. …”