British and German Worlds in an Age of Divergence (1600–1850)

Niels Grüne is Associate Professor of Modern History at Innsbruck University. He received his Ph.D. from Bielefeld University and was previously a fellow of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies. His research explores the social, cultural, and political history of sixteenth- to nineteenth-century Europe.Stefan Ehrenpreis is Professor of Modern History at Innsbruck University. He received his Ph.D. from Bochum University and gained his habilitation at the Humboldt University Berlin. His main research areas are the Holy Roman Empire, the history of religion, and educational history in the early modern period.

• 1. Agreements to Differ? Reconsidering Anglo-German Entanglements in an Age of Divergence Part 1: Cross-Border Transfers and Appropriations of Knowledge 2. Personal Ties and the Logistics of Information Between Early Modern Britain and the Holy Roman Empire 3. The Best of the West: German Protestants and the Church of England in the Early Eighteenth Century 4. Reading Revolutions Across Boundaries: Entangled Political Discourses on Britain in German-Speaking Broadsheets (1642–98) 5. "Whigs" and "Tories" Adopted?: Resonances of British Constitutional Practice in German Political Debates (1650–1800) Part 2: Coping with Alterity in Intergovernmental Contacts 6. Frail Heirs, Fleeting Information: Stepney, Leibniz, and the Transfer of Dynastic Knowledge Around 1700 7. An Intercultural Royal Marriage and Experiences of Difference at the English Court: Mary of Modena (1658–1718) as a Carrier of Culture and Political Influencer 8. Perception and Entanglement in Diplomacy: Count Johann Wenzel Gallas Witnessing London During the War of the Spanish Succession 9. A British Agent in and from Germany: The Multiple Roles of Alexander (Maurus) Horn (1762–1820) Part 3: Ideologising the Cultural Nation 10. The View from Outside: British Travellers' Encounters with the German World in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century 11. Public Spirit and Public Opinion in Britain and Germany, 1789–1825