Frank Smith Fussner 
The Historical Revolution (Routledge Revivals) [EPUB ebook] 
English Historical Writing and Thought 1580-1640

First published in 1962, Frank Smith Fussner»s introduction to the revolution in English historical writing and thought during the period of the renaissance and reformation (1580-1640) is an influential and thoroughly-researched work. It offers an introduction not only to the context of the period and the important English historians of the era, but also provides a thorough historiographical approach which deals with the purpose, method, content, style and significance of these historians within the framework of this »historical revolution».