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… celebrity is distinguished from more traditional forms of fame, which are argued to be rooted in premodern senses of honour and glory. Kings, knights and saints achieved fame through their glorious actions and as a result of their exalted … Bill Bulman and Freddy Dominguez (dirs.), Political and Religious Practice in the Early Modern British World: Essays in Honour of Peter Lake (Manchester: Manchester University Press, c. 2022), p. 158-78; Brian Cowan, ‘Life and Times’, in …
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