Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Maps
Author’s Note
Introduction
Chapter 1: Goldsmith
Chapter 2: Spy
Chapter 3: Royalist
Chapter 4: Economist
Chapter 5: Trappaner
Chapter 6: Republican
Chapter 7: Anti-Semite
Chapter 8: Roman
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the Author

Amos Tubb is Gordon B. Davidson Associate Professor of History at Centre College. He has won numerous teaching awards, including the Kirk Award for Excellence in Teaching, Delta Delta Delta Professor of the Year, Kappa Kappa Gamma Professor, Phi Delta Theta Faculty Achievement Award, the David Hughes Award for Outstanding Teaching, and the Presidential Award for Excellence.

Reviews

The fascinating story of Thomas Violet intersects with some of the most tumultuous and influential events in English history. Through the lens of Violet’s unsavory escapades, we encounter a wide variety of issues, from London’s social structures and religious conflicts to economic affairs, monopolies, and arguments for free trade. Tubb’s masterful account of Violet’s life draws from primary sources as well as current scholarship, giving readers an absorbing view into the life, politics, and history of seventeenth-century England.
*Warren Johnston, Algoma University*

Amos Tubb has turned the dramatic life story of a very unlikeable man, Thomas Violet, into a compelling history of seventeenth-century England. Using Violet’s experiences as a goldsmith, government informant, and self-serving entrepreneur as a lens, Tubb illustrates how one man’s life intersected with many turbulent issues of his time, including politics, civil war, economic change, and religious prejudice. Tubb successfully draws these connections together by clearly explaining their significance as well as how historians have debated them. This is a highly readable and absorbing book that is ideal for undergraduate classroom use.
*Abigail L. Swingen, Texas Tech University*