Elizabethan World Biographies

by Shostak, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781414401904
• ISBN10: 1414401906
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-08
• Publisher: Uxl

Summary

During the reign of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, England was transformed from a backward and isolated island to a leading military power and commercial center in which culture and the arts flourished. Filling the gaps left by other Shakespearean resources, Elizabethan World Reference Library covers the broad sweep of the culture of the times, from Elizabeth's court to rural life, and from the New World explorations to the remarkable flowering of literature and drama for which the era is renowned. Perfect for both history and literatures studies, this set was designed with the student in mind: numerous illustrations for key visuals, chronology to maintain perspective, sidebars to add interest, words to know for additional clarification, subject index for easy navigation and many other features, such as research and activity ideas and further reading suggestions.Biographies includes Shakespearean contemporaries and notables such as Walter Raleigh, Francis Drake, Francis Walsingha Elizabeth I, Jane Grey, Francis Bacon, Catherine of Medici, James I, as well as Shakespeare himself.

Table of Contents

Reader's Guide	vii
Timeline of Events	x
Words to Know	xiv
William Allen	1	(8)
Francis Bacon	9	(8)
Edmund Campion	17	(8)
William Cecil	25	(10)
John Dee	35	(10)
Catherine de Medici	45	(10)
Robert Devereaux	55	(8)
Francis Drake	63	(10)
Robert Dudley	73	(8)
Elizabeth I	81	(14)
Richard Hakluyt	95	(8)
Bess of Hardwick	103	(8)
Johns Hawkins	111	(8)
Henry VIII	119	(10)
James I	129	(10)
John Knox	139	(10)
Christopher Marlowe	149	(10)
Mary I	159	(8)
Grace O'Malley	167	(10)
Philip II	177	(10)
Walter Raleigh	187	(10)
William Shakespeare	197	(12)
Philip Sidney	209	(8)
Edmund Spenser	217	(8)
Mary Stuart	225	(10)
Francis Walsingham	235
Where to Learn More	xxv
Index	xxix