Professor Dr. Scott Sowerby

Biography

Scott Sowerby (Ph.D., Harvard, 2006) is a historian specializing in early modern Britain and Europe, with a particular interest in comparative history and transnational issues, including religious toleration, demographic change, and military power. He is the author of 'Making Toleration: Repealers Glorious Revolution' (Harvard University Press, 2013), which was awarded the Royal Historical Society's Whitfield Prize and shortlisted for the Phi Beta Kappa's Ralph Waldo Emerson Award. Sowerby has co-edited several notable books, including 'Revolutionising Politics: Culture Conflict England, 1620–1660' (2021), 'State Trials Politics Justice Stuart England' (2021), and 'Memoirs Sir Daniel Fleming Rydal Hall 1633 1688' (2021). He is currently working on a book titled 'Absolution Arms: Violent Origins Religious Toleration Early Modern Europe', which explores the experiences of religious minorities in relation to militaries during the Reformation Age and Revolutions. Sowerby's research interests also encompass the intersections of religion and politics in Stuart Britain. He has taught various courses, with distinctions including the Weinberg College Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2014, focusing on Tudor-Stuart Britain, eighteenth-century Britain, the history of gender and sexuality, and global piracy.

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