Tudor England : an encyclopedia
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Tudor England : an encyclopedia
Garland Publishing, 2001
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
This is the first encyclopedia to be devoted entirely to Tudor England. 700 entries by top scholars in every major field combine new modes of archival research with a detailed Tudor chronology and appendix of biographical essays.
Entries include: * Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] * Roger Ascham * Bible translation * cloth trade * Devereux family * Espionage * Family of Love * food and diet * James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell * inns * Ket's Rebellion * John Lyly * mapmaking * Frances Meres * miniature painting * Pavan * Pilgrimage of Grace * Revels Office * Ridolfi plot * Lady Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke * treason * and much more.
Also includes an 8-page color insert.
Table of Contents
Select contents: Alchemy Bookbinding Divorce Espionage Homo sexuality Industry and manufacture Parliamentary History Satire Sweating Sickness Toys Venereal Disease Witch hunts Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] Roger Ascham Bible translation cloth trade Devereux family Family of Love food and diet James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell inns Ket's Rebellion John Lyly mapmaking Frances Meres miniature painting Pavan Pilgrimage of Grace Revels Office Ridolfi plot Lady Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke treason
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