Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe

Cultural history has in the last few decades come to the fore of historical research into early modern Europe. Due in no small part to Peter Burke’s pioneering work, the tools of the cultural historian are now routinely applied to every aspect of history, transforming our understanding of the past.

Peter Burke is a cultural historian, retired from teaching but remaining a Life Fellow of Emmanuel College Cambridge and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of over 30 books on cultural history, mainly focusing on Early Modern Europe and the History of Knowledge.