The importance of John Cooper (1920-1978) as an historian was out of proportion to his published output: this collection includes most of his work other than the New Cambridge Modern History and book reviews. The 16 chapters include his celebrated contribution to the debate on the Counting of Manors, his essay on English and Continental government in the early 17th century and 'The Nobilities of Europe' (extracted from the New Cambridge Modern History). Edited, with introductions, by GE Aylmer and JS Morrill.