The Elizabethan World

This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated collection of essays conveys a vivid picture of a fascinating and hugely significant period in history. Featuring contributions from thirty-eight international scholars, the book takes a thematic approach to a period which saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the explorations of Francis Drake and Walter Ralegh, the establishment of the Protestant Church, the flourishing of commercial theatre and the works of Edmund Spencer, Philip Sidney and William Shakespeare. Encompassing social, political, cultural, religious and economic history, and crossing several disciplines, "The Elizabethan World" depicts a time of transformation, and a world order in transition. Topics covered include: central and local government; political ideas; censorship and propaganda; parliament, the Protestant Church, the Catholic community; social hierarchies; women; the family and household; popular culture, commerce and consumption; urban and rural economies; theatre; art; architecture; intellectual developments; exploration and imperialism; and, Ireland, and the Elizabethan wars. The volume conveys a vivid picture of how politics, religion, popular culture, the world of work and social practices fit together in an exciting world of change, and will be invaluable reading for all students and scholars of the Elizabethan period.

ISBN 0415409594   Pages 736 ISBN13 9780415409599 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1584 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Published in London Imprint Routledge   Series title Routledge Worlds Format Hardback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 28 Sep 2010   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 942.055   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

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		Notes on contributors
		List of abbreviations
1		Introduction		1
		Part I: Governance And Politics by Norman Jones
2		Governing Elizabethan England by Norman Jones		19
3		The Queen by Norman Jones		35
4		The Council by Susan Doran		59
5		Familia reginae: the Privy Court by Natalie Mears		76
6		Political ideas: two concepts of the State by William Tighe		92
7		Parliament by Anne McLaren		113
8		Centre and localities by David Dean		130
9		Parish government by J.P.D. Cooper		147
10		Censorship and propaganda by H.R. French		165
11		Ireland: security and conquest by Cyndia Susan Clegg		182
		Part II: Religion by David Edwards
12		New wine into old bottles: the doctrine and structure of the Elizabethan church by David Edwards		203
13		Parish religion by Brett Usher		222
14		The godly, godlier and godliest in Elizabethan England by John Craig		238
15		The Catholic community by Peter Iver Kaufman		254
		Part III: Society by William J. Sheds
16		Social hierarchies by William J. Sheds		271
17		Nobility and gentry by Susan D. Amussen		285
18		Poverty and the poor laws by Janet Dickinson		301
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