Encyclopedia of Tudor England: [3 Volumes]

Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biographical Note:

John A. Wagner, PhD, has taught British and U.S. history at Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ, and at Arizona State University, Tempe.

Susan Walters Schmid, PhD, has taught British and European history and scholarly publishing courses at Arizona State University, Tempe.

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.

• Almost 900 entries covering people, events, ideas, movements, institutions, and publications
• An extensive chronology of important events from the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603
• Maps and photographs
• A guide to related topics
• Appendixes that include genealogies and lists of European monarchs, contemporary popes, English bishops, speakers and sessions of Parliament, and major battles, rebellions, and uprisings
• A bibliography of historical novels set in the period
• An annotated list of films and television programs set in the period
• A list of useful websites
• An extensive, up-to-date bibliography divided into topical sections

"This encyclopedia will be useful for garnering concise, uncomplicated overviews of major Tudor lives and topics, and while it is by no means exhaustive, it will certainly prove helpful for its intended audience--public libraries, undergraduate academic libraries, and the casually interested browser."

Reference Reviews

"Overall this encyclopedia is a fine piece of scholarship. . . . Recommended."

Choice

"Encyclopedia of Tudor England is a good introduction to the people and events of that time and will be useful in high school, college, and public libraries where this period is studied."

Booklist

Review Citations:

• Booklist 03/15/2012 pg. 29 (EAN 9781598842982, Hardcover)
• Choice 05/01/2012 (EAN 9781598842982, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Wagner, John A
John A. Wagner, PhD, has taught British and U.S. history at Phoenix College and Arizona State University, USA. He is co-editor, with Susan Walters Schmid, of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Tudor England (ABC-CLIO 2011), editor of Voices of Shakespeare's England (Greenwood 2010) and Documents of Shakespeare's England (ABC-CLIO 2019), and author of the Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses (ABC-CLIO 2001).