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

by John A. Wagner (Author), J. A. Wagner (Author)

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. He is the author of The Devon Gentleman: A Life of Sir Peter Carew (1998) and a contributor to the forthcoming Historical Dictionary of Later Medieval England. Wagner holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh and an MA and a PhD from Arizona State University.