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Author : Barry Coward
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0719013380
Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781903153390
A reconstruction of the life and works of a sixteenth-century minstrel, showing the tradition to be flourishing well into the Tudor period. Richard Sheale, a harper and balladeer from Tamworth, is virtually the only English minstrel whose life story is known to us in any detail. It had been thought that by the sixteenth century minstrels had generally been downgradedto the role of mere jesters. However, through a careful examination of the manuscript which Sheale almost certainly "wrote" (Bodleian Ashmole 48) and other records, the author argues that the oral tradition remained vibrant at this period, contrary to the common idea that print had by this stage destroyed traditional minstrelsy. The author shows that under the patronage of Edward Stanley, earl of Derby, and his son, from one of the most important aristocratic families in England, Sheale recited and collected ballads and travelled to and from London to market them. Amongst his repertoire was the famous Chevy Chase, which Sir Philip Sidney said moved his heart "more than witha trumpet". Sheale also composed his own verse, including a lament on being robbed of 60 on his way to London; the poem is reproduced in this volume. ANDREW TAYLOR lectures in the Department of English, University of Ottawa.
Author : John A. Wagner,Susan Walters Schmid Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1467 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598842999
Authority and accessibility combine to bring the history and the drama of Tudor England to life. Almost 900 engaging entries cover the life and times of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, and much, much more. Written for high school students, college undergraduates, and public library patrons—indeed, for anyone interested in this important and colorful period—the three-volume Encyclopedia of Tudor England illuminates the era's most important people, events, ideas, movements, institutions, and publications. Concise, yet in-depth entries offer comprehensive coverage and an engaging mix of accessibility and authority. Chronologically, the encyclopedia spans the period from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. It also examines pre-Tudor people and topics that shaped the Tudor period, as well as individuals and events whose influence extended into the Jacobean period after 1603. Geographically, the encyclopedia covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and also Russia, Asia, America, and important states in continental Europe. Topics include: the English Reformation; the development of Parliament; the expansion of foreign trade; the beginnings of American exploration; the evolution of the nuclear family; and the flowering of English theater and poetry, culminating in the works of William Shakespeare.
Author : Sandy Riley
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527507012
A Parliamentarian described his feelings towards Charlotte de La Trémoïlle when he wrote in the journal the Parliamentary Scout “three women ruined the Kingdom Eve, The Queen and the Countess of Derby”. This historical biography uses the letters found in the Chateau at Thouars and preserved in the French National Archive in Paris to piece together an account of her ideas and actions. Eyewitness writings are used to describe her activities during the siege by Parliamentary forces of the Royalist Lathom House. Following the end of the siege, she was exiled to the Isle of Man. A Huguenot, Charlotte lived at a time of religious and political upheaval in both France and England. She was related by birth and marriage to European royalty and aristocracy. She was the only woman sequestered by the Parliament of Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II promised her the position of Governess to his children.
Author : John Nichols
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199551415
The fourth volume in this annotated collection of texts relating to the 'progresses' of Queen Elizabeth I around England includes accounts of dramatic performances, orations, and poems, and a wealth of supplementary material dating from 1596 to 1603.
Author : Vanessa Wilkie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982154295
"This extraordinary true story transports us to Tudor and Stuart England as Alice Spencer, the daughter of an upstart sheep farmer, becomes one of the most powerful women in the country and establishes a powerful dynasty that endures to this day"--
Author : Richard Dutton,Alison Gail Findlay,Richard Wilson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0719063698
This groundbreaking book uses the possibility that Shakespeare began his theatrical career in Lancashire to open up a range of new contexts for reading the plays, and introduces readers to the non-metropolitan theater spaces which formed a vital part of early modern dramatic activity. Essays give a detailed picture of the contexts in which the apprentice dramatist would have worked, providing new insights into regional performance, touring theatre, the patronage of the Earls of Derby, and the purpose-built theater at Prescot.
Author : John M. Rollett
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476619002
Presenting striking new evidence, this book shows that “William Shakespeare” was the pen name of William Stanley, son of the Earl of Derby. Born in 1561, he was educated at Oxford, travelled for three years abroad, and studied law in London, mixing with poets and playwrights. In 1592 Spenser recorded that Stanley had written several plays. In 1594 he unexpectedly inherited the earldom—hence the pen name. He became a Knight of the Garter in 1601, eligible to help bear the canopy over King James at his coronation, likely prompting Sonnet 125’s “Wer’t ought to me I bore the canopy?”—he is the only authorship candidate ever in a position to “bear the canopy” (which was only ever borne over royalty). Love’s Labour’s Lost parodies an obscure poem by Stanley’s tutor, which few others would have read. Hamlet’s situation closely mirrors Stanley’s in 1602. His name is concealed in the list of actors’ names in the First Folio. His writing habits match Shakespeare’s as deduced from the early printed plays. He was a patron of players who performed several times at court, and financed the troupe known as Paul’s Boys. No other member of the upper class was so thoroughly immersed in the theatrical world.
Author : Tim Thornton
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752494814
This volume includes papers on political, religious, social and economic history and the history of ideas during the 15th century. The papers challenge existing conceptions and open new avenues of discussion on longstanding debates. Themes covered include parliaments and their relationships with the monarchs of the period, both in Scotland and in England; queens and their role in the 15th century English polity; the ideas that lay behind the English claims to the French throne, and the rituals of peace-making in the Hundred Years War. Debates over the importance of lordship and service are also touched upon, in a paper which examines Lord Hastings' retainers in the defence of Calais, while another chapter discusses the local politics of a small Welsh marcher lordship. The crucial subject of Lancastrian government finances in the 1450s also receives a fresh examination. In religious history, papers examine the activity of monastic propagandists and the religious life of cathedrals through the activity of fraternities based in them. There are also considerations of a noble widow, and of the 15th century rural economy.
Author : Joan Kirby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0521573947
This volume in the Royal Historical Society's Camden Fifth Series is a comprehensive edition of the only surviving northern medieval letter collection.
Author : Ann Baynes Coiro,Thomas Fulton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107027510
This volume explores the history and practice of historicism and its present usefulness for literary criticism, its limitations and its future.
Author : Rosemary O'Day
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136962530
This new Companion is an invaluable guide to one of the most colourful periods in history. Covering everything from the Reformation, controversies over the succession and the prayer book to literature, the family and education, this highly accessible reference tool contains commentary on the key events in the reigns of the five Tudor monarchs from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. Opening with a general introduction, it includes a wealth of chronologies, biographies, statistics, and maps, as well as a glossary and a guide to the key works in the field. Topics covered include: The establishment of the Tudor dynasty; monarchs and their consorts; rebellions against the Tudors The legal system- central and ecclesiastical courts Government- central and local; the Monarchy and Parliament The Church – structure and changes throughout this tumultuous period Ireland- timeline of key events Population- numbers and distribution The World of Learning- education; literature; religion The key debates in the field. This book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the Tudor Age.
Author : John Smith Roskell
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0719009634
Author : John M. Bowers
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859915999
Close analysis of the poem reveals extensive allusion to contemporary social, religious and political events.
Author : Roger C. Richardson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443833912
This wide-ranging volume collects together twelve of the author’s longer essays, mainly drawn from those first published in the last two decades. Chiefly consisting of micro-studies of a variety of different aspects of early modern English history, the book concerns itself with social and economic change, the period of the English Revolution and its long-lasting impact, with Puritanism, with the family as a social institution, and with historical consciousness and different forms of historical writing. Some of the essays focus on a particular individual, not all well known – William Camden, John Milner, and Ralph Dutton – to open up a broader theme. One boldly attempts a comparison over three centuries of the evolution of local history as a subject on both sides of the Atlantic. Two other essays reach out into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries but do so with echoes of the subject matter of some of those dealing with the early modern period. The inter-connectedness of social history, local history, and historiography is stressed and illustrated throughout. Both specialists and non-specialists will find much to interest them in this varied and rewarding volume.
