Papers originally conceived as part of interdisciplinary research project organized at the University of Giessen, mostly originally published in German in various books and journals; translation into English by Marc Colavincenzo.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199).
Introduction : "Writing the nation" : in a literal sense / Herbert Grabes -- Patriotic tendencies in pamphleteering during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI / Stefanie Rück
-- England or the Queen? Public conflict of opinion and national identity under Mary Tudor / Herbert Grabes -- National historiography and culture identity : the example of the English Renaissance / Claus Uhlig -- National identity and the sovereign in anti-Spanish pamphlets, 1558-1625 / Martina Mittag -- Models of national identity in restoration pamphlets/ Franz Wieselhuber -- The emergence of national identity in early modern England : causes and ideological representations / Philipp Wolf -- "Elect nation" : the founding myth of national identity in early modern England / Herbert Grabes