Sir Keith Thomas is a Fellow of All Souls College and former President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of several highly acclaimed books on early modern England, including Religion and the Decline of Magic, which won the Wolfson Literary Award for History in 1972. A former trustee of the National Gallery and the British Museum, he holds honorary doctorates from eleven universities. He is an Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and was President of the British Academy between 1993 and 1997.

• Introduction ; 1. Fulfilment in an Age of Limited Possibilities ; 2. Military Prowess ; 3. Work and Vocation ; 4. Wealth and Possessions ; 5. Honour and Reputation ; 6. Friendship and Sociability ; 7. Fame and the After-Life ; Note on References ; Notes ; Index

It is full of surprises, packed with information that no one else could have found and so witty and absorbing.

Sir Keith Thomas is a Fellow of All Souls College and former President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of several highly acclaimed books on early modern England, including Religion and the Decline of Magic, which won the Wolfson Literary Award for History in 1972. A former trustee of the National Gallery and the British Museum, he holds honorary doctorates from eleven universities. He is an Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and was President of the British Academy between 1993 and 1997.

• Introduction ; 1. Fulfilment in an Age of Limited Possibilities ; 2. Military Prowess ; 3. Work and Vocation ; 4. Wealth and Possessions ; 5. Honour and Reputation ; 6. Friendship and Sociability ; 7. Fame and the After-Life ; Note on References ; Notes ; Index

It is full of surprises, packed with information that no one else could have found and so witty and absorbing.

Sir Keith Thomas is a Fellow of All Souls College and former President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of several highly acclaimed books on early modern England, including Religion and the Decline of Magic, which won the Wolfson Literary Award for History in 1972. A former trustee of the National Gallery and the British Museum, he holds honorary doctorates from eleven universities. He is an Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and was President of the British Academy between 1993 and 1997.

• Introduction ; 1. Fulfilment in an Age of Limited Possibilities ; 2. Military Prowess ; 3. Work and Vocation ; 4. Wealth and Possessions ; 5. Honour and Reputation ; 6. Friendship and Sociability ; 7. Fame and the After-Life ; Note on References ; Notes ; Index

It is full of surprises, packed with information that no one else could have found and so witty and absorbing.