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.
Autorentext
Arthur F. Kinney, David W. Swain, Eugene D. Hill, William A. Long
Inhalt
Selected Contents: Preface Using this Book Dates, Quotations and Bibliographies Acknowledgements A Tudor Chronology Contributors A to Z entries Appendices