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

by Wagner, John A.

• ISBN13: 9781573562003
• ISBN10: 1573562009
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-27
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

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.

Author Biography

JOHN A. WAGNER has taught courses in British and Tudor history at Arizona State University and in American and early modern European history at Phoenix College.

Table of Contents

Guide to Selected Topics	vii
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Chronology	xix
Maps	xxix
Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World	1	(334)
Appendix 1. Genealogies	335	(10)
Appendix 2. Elizabethan Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Roman Catholic Popes	345	(1)
Appendix 3. European Monarchs in the Sixteenth Century	346	(1)
Appendix 4. Selected Historical Fiction with Tudor and Elizabethan Characters and Settings	347	(4)
Appendix 5. Selected Motion Pictures with Tudor and Elizabethan Characters and Settings	351	(4)
Appendix 6. Selected Sound Recordings of Tudor and Elizabethan Music	355	(1)
Appendix 7. Selected Web Sites for Tudor and Elizabethan Topics	356	(5)
Bibliography	361	(16)
Index	377