Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World - Britain, Ireland, Europe and America

Informationen zum Autor John A. Wagner , PhD, has taught British and U.S. history at Phoenix College and at Arizona State University. Klappentext The individuals and events of the Elizabethan era continue to be popular topics for contemporary literature and film, and Elizabethan drama, poetry, and music are studied and enjoyed everywhere by students, scholars, and the general public. The Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World provides its users with clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology relating in some significant way to the Elizabethan period. The first dictionary of history to focus exclusively on the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume is also the first to take abroad trans-Atlantic approach to the period by including relevant individuals and terms from Irish, Scottish, Welsh, American, and Western European history. Zusammenfassung The individuals and events of the Elizabethan era continue to be popular topics for contemporary literature and film, and Elizabethan drama, poetry, and music are studied and enjoyed everywhere by students, scholars, and the general public. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Chronology Maps Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World Appendix 1. Genealogies Appendix 2. Elizabethan Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Roman Catholic Popes Appendix 3. European Monarchs in the Sixteenth Century Appendix 4. Selected Historical Fiction with Tudor and Elizabethan Characters and Settings Appendix 5. Selected Motion Pictures with Tudor and Elizabethan Characters and Settings Appendix 6.Selected Sound Recordings of Tudor and Elizabethan Music Appendix 7. Selected Web Sites for Tudor and Elizabethan Topics Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: J. A. Wagner, John A. Wagner
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.1999
• EAN: 9781573562003
• ISBN: 978-1-57356-200-3
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 260 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; USA, European History, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Reference, world history, Ireland, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Reference works, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600