Elizabeth’s Lottery: Political Culture and State Formation in Early Modern England

Review of periodical literature published in 2011

“…Wallis and Webb cite her work regarding the education of younger sons of the gentry, while Harrington praises her research into the sales of Royalist lands during the Interregnum. Dean uses Thirsk's work on Elizabethan financial projects, and Thirsk's research into consumption goods is cited by Reinke‐Williams. Thirsk's pioneering research into agrarian history is used extensively by Clark, and also by Shepard and Spicksley.…”

“…Another financial innovation was the state lottery. Dean considers the Elizabethan example. Dean argues that this lottery has received insufficient attention as it is usually seen as a poor relation to the later lotteries of the Financial Revolution period.…”

“…Dean argues that this lottery has received insufficient attention as it is usually seen as a poor relation to the later lotteries of the Financial Revolution period. Dean does not believe that hardline Protestant beliefs were the reason for the limited appeal of the lottery. Rather, he prefers the more prosaic explanation that administrative support was lacking.…”

‘Unpittyed by any’? Royalist widows and the Crown, 1660–70

“…They became increasingly common during the late seventeenth century, and were popular with women of all ages and social standings. 91 According to the London Gazette, a grand plate lottery was held in the capital in April 1669, and was attended by both Charles II and his brother, James, duke of York. Meanwhile, a pamphlet printed in 1670 noted that there had been 'many Plate Lotteryes, in divers places that Year'.…”