A Social History of England, 1500-1750

A Social History of England, 1500-1750
Author: Keith Wrightson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2017-02-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107041791

The first overview of early modern English social history since the 1980s, bringing together the leading authorities in the field.

The English History Play in the age of Shakespeare

The English History Play in the age of Shakespeare
Author: Irving Ribner.
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1136566856

First published in 1957. This edition re-issues the second edition of 1965. Recognized as one of the leading books in its field, The English History Play in the Age of Shakespeare presents the most comprehensive account available of the English historical drama from its beginning to the closing of the theatres in 1642 and relates this development to Renaissance historiography and Elizabethan political theory.