Gabriel Glickman Biography

Gabriel Glickman is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College. His most recent book, Making the Imperial Nation: Colonization, Politics and English Identity, 1660-1700 was published by Yale University Press in 2023. It was described by Professor Jason Peacey (University College, London) as ‘a masterful analysis of the complex interplay between domestic and foreign affairs… and of the profoundly divisive nature of an embryonic empire’, and by Professor Steve Pincus (University of Chicago) as a ‘beautifully written and deeply researched book [that] revolutionizes the way we must think about English history and the history of all its overseas possessions’.

Gabriel Glickman first book, The English Catholic Community 1688-1745: Politics, Culture and Ideology, was published by Boydell & Brewer in 2009. He has published a series of academic articles focusing on the ideological debates that shaped questions of empire and foreign policy in Restoration England, and on the international context to the politics and religion of Early Modern Britain. He is a regular speaker at schools and historical societies outside the university setting, and has discussed his areas of expertise with contributions to BBC4’s The Stuarts in Exile, Radio 4’s Analysis, BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are and the podcast 1666 and All That.