Who's Who in Europe 1450-1750

This A-Z reference covers over 1000 major personalities who lived during some of the most eventful years in European history. In biographical entries of up to 300+ words, "Who's Who in Europe, 1450-1750" spans an era which saw the Renaissance and baroque periods in art, the Reformation and ensuing bloody wars of religion, the first great scientific and medical discoveries, and much more.
Readers will quickly locate information on people like: English playwright and reputed spy Aphra Behn; astronomer Tycho Brahe; Elizabeth of Bohemia, the "Winter Queen"; Gabrielle d'Estrees, mistress of King Henri IV;Martin Luther; Martin Luther; Cardinal Richelieu; Ivan the Terrible; notorious Spanish Inquisitor Torquemada; Vermeer; and a crowd of other fascinating people. Highly readable, yet supported by impeccable scholarship, this reference will be invaluable for students, and a pleasure for anyone interested in the history of early modern Europe.

Sommario

Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W; Chapter 24 Z;

Info autore

Henry Kamen

Riassunto

Henry Kamen has compiled an invaluable guide to Europe in this most exciting of periods – the time of the Renaissance and the Reformation, the time of da Vinci and Erasmus, Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Henry Kamen, Kamen Henry
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.11.1999
• EAN: 9780415147279
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14727-9
• Pagine: 332
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 28 mm
• Peso: 771 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, CE period up to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages