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The Life Of Jane Dormer Duchess of Feria
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe Life Of Jane Dormer Duchess of Feria Departamento de la Lengua Inglesa Intramuros – Studia: Commemrorative Booklet (1995) Abstract Acera del estilo de vida de una viuda de la... -
Inventing the Wicked Women of Tudor England: Alice More, Anne Boleyn, and Anne Stanhope
Posted on October 9, 2011 | No CommentsInventing the Wicked Women of Tudor England: Alice More, Anne Boleyn, and Anne Stanhope Warnicke, Retha M. (Arizona State University) Quidditas: Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association,... -
The Education of Princess Mary Tudor
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe Education of Princess Mary Tudor Pierret Perkins, Katherine Lee M.A. Thesis, History, Louisiana State University, December(2007) Abstract Mary Tudor, the first officially crowned queen regnant of England, received a... -
Sir Francis Drake in the New World: 1577-1580
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsSir Francis Drake in the New World: 1577-1580 C. Lankins, Katherine Senior Seminar Paper, Western Oregon University, June 3 (2009) Abstract Eighty six years after Spain had claimed the New... -
William Herle and the English Secret Service
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsWilliam Herle and the English Secret Service Gill, Michael Patrick M.A. Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington (2010) Abstract This thesis examines William Herle‘s life through his surviving letters to William... -
WHAT CAN ELIZABETHAN PAMPHLETS AND BALLADS TELL US ABOUT ELIZABETHAN MILITARY CULTURE?
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsWHAT CAN ELIZABETHAN PAMPHLETS AND BALLADS TELL US ABOUT ELIZABETHAN MILITARY CULTURE? Seo, Dong-Ha THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE , Vol.1:2 (2008) Abstract In the early part of... -
The Importance of Fashion in Early Modern England
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe Importance of Fashion in Early Modern England Kubin, Lindsay Senior Seminar Thesis, Western Oregon University, May (2007) Abstract To twentieth century scholars the importance of cloth or clothing in... -
‘I do mistake my person all this while’: Blindness and Illusion in Richard III
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No Comments‘I do mistake my person all this while’: Blindness and Illusion in Richard III Rutter Giappone, Krista Bonello (University of Kent) Skepsi: Bad Behaviour in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Volume... -
Scholar examines alchemy mystery from 16th-century England
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsIt involves a printer, the far-reaching power of a monarch, possible censorship, three English alchemists dedicated to uncovering the secret of transmutation and a whole lot of unanswered questions. Earlier... -
Model of Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace created by Oxford professor
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No Comments‘That which no equal has in Art or Fame, Britons deservedly do Nonesuch name’, translates the comment of a German visitor to Nonsuch in 1568. Nonsuch Palace in Surrey was... -
Have Oxford academics found ‘the real Ophelia’?
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsAn Oxford University academic is leading a project to study coroners’ reports of accidental deaths in Tudor England. The four-year Economic and Social Research Council-funded project has already turned up some... -
Thomas Cromwell and Ireland, 1532-1540
Posted on May 29, 2011 | No CommentsThomas Cromwell and Ireland, 1532-1540 By Steven G. Ellis The Historical Journal, Vol. 23:3 (1980) Introduction: Not the least of the duties with which Thomas Cromwell was burdened during the... -
Elizabethan Marriage Customs and Shakespeare
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsElizabethan Marriage Customs and Shakespeare By Young-Won Park Journal of humanities and social science, Vol.2 (1999) Introduction: The Elizabethan Era was a particularly ripe period in terms of political, social,... -
Forgery and Miracles in the Reign of Henry VIII
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsForgery and Miracles in the Reign of Henry VIII By Peter Marshal Past and Present, Vol.178:1 (2003) Introduction: In June 1534, as the final ties connecting the English Church to... -
The Canon Law of the Henry VIII Divorce Case
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe Canon Law of the Henry VIII Divorce Case By Phillip Campbell Senior Thesis, Madonna University, 2009 Abstract: This project is an attempt to take an objective look into the legal arguments... -
The ‘Gresham Ship’: an interim report on a 16th-century wreck from Princes Channel, Thames Estuary
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe ‘Gresham Ship’: an interim report on a 16th-century wreck from Princes Channel, Thames Estuary By Jens Auer and Antony Firth Post-Medieval Archaeology, Vol. 41:2 (2007) Abstract: The ‘Gresham Ship’... -
What were Henry VIII’s aims as King between 1509-1529?
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsWhat were Henry VIII’s aims as King between 1509-1529? Presentation by Dr. Glenn Richardson, Senior Lecturer, St. Mary’s University College, for The History Faculty January 2010 Listen to the Podcast:... -
British Library unrolls Henry VIII’s pious past
Posted on August 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe British Library has acquired a unique medieval prayer roll that once belonged to Henry VIII and contains one of only three surviving examples of his handwriting from before his... -
Justices of the Peace in Mid-Tudor Devon Circa 1538-1570
Posted on July 17, 2010 | No CommentsJustices of the Peace in Mid-Tudor Devon Circa 1538-1570 By Rebecca Jane Zmarzly Master’s Thesis, Texas State University (2007) Introduction: The mid-Tudor era of English history is characterized by larger... -
The Evolution of Hull Design in Sixteenth-Century English Ships of War
Posted on June 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe Evolution of Hull Design in Sixteenth-Century English Ships of War By Mark Myers Master’s Thesis, Texas A&M University, 1987 Abstract: During the 16th century, English warships underwent design changes... -
Spin in Early Modern England
Posted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsPoliticians using spin, image overhauls and media manipulation to win ‘hearts and minds’ at election time is nothing new; it is a tactic that dates back to the Tudors, argues... -
Historicising Shakespeare’s Richard II: Current Events, Dating, and the Sabotage of Essex
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsHistoricising Shakespeare’s Richard II: Current Events, Dating, and the Sabotage of Essex Fitter, Chris Early Modern Literary Studies 11.2 (September, 2005) Abstract This essay unfolds three, interlinked arguments. First, on... -
Who Knows Who Knows Who’s There? An Epistemology of Hamlet (Or, What Happens in the Mousetrap)
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsWho Knows Who Knows Who’s There? An Epistemology of Hamlet (Or, What Happens in the Mousetrap) Roth, Steve Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract There is one singular... -
Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: “Reason of State” in Hamlet
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsShakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: “Reason of State” in Hamlet DiMatteo, Anthony Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract Hamlet marks a turning point in Shakespeare’s evolving... -
“Caparisoned like the horse”: Tongue and Tail in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsCaparisoned like the horse”: Tongue and Tail in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew Sloan, LaRue Love Early Modern Literary Studies 10.2 (September, 2004) Abstract Critics commenting on Petruchio’s diseased... -
Glass Houses: Why the Subjects of Queen Elizabeth Avoided the Subject of Pope Joan
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsGlass Houses: Why the Subjects of Queen Elizabeth Avoided the Subject of Pope Joan By Craig Rustici 21st Hofstra University Distinguished Faculty Lecture, 2001 Abstract: This lecture investigates why sixteenth-century... -
The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsThe Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy By Roderick Graham Pegasus Books, 2009 ISBN: 9781605980492 Mary, Queen of Scots lived during one of the most fascinating periods... -
Recusancy and Conformity in Early Modern England
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsRecusancy and Conformity in Early Modern England Edited by Ginevra Crosignani, Thomas M McCoog and Michael Questier Toronto, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2010 ISBN: 978–0–88844–170–6 Scholarship of the past few decades... -
“He is turned a ballad-maker”: Broadside Appropriations in Early Modern England
Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments“He is turned a ballad-maker”: Broadside Appropriations in Early Modern England Fisher, Joshua B. Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract Responding to an enduring critical heritage that often... -
The ”popular philosopher”: Plato, Poetry, and Food in Tudor Aesthetics
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe ”popular philosopher”: Plato, Poetry, and Food in Tudor Aesthetics Mitsi, Efterpi Early Modern Literary Studies 9.2 (September 2003) Abstract Sixteenth-century arguments on the role of poetry reveal the ambiguous... -
“O unquenchable thirst of gold”: Lyly’s Midas and the English quest for Empire
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments“O unquenchable thirst of gold”: Lyly’s Midas and the English quest for Empire Connolly, Annaliese Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract This paper argues... -
Orlando and the Golden World: The Old World and the New in As You Like It
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsOrlando and the Golden World: The Old World and the New in As You Like It Hopkins, Lisa Early Modern Literary Studies 8.2 (September 2002) / Special Issue 10 Abstract... -
Performance, Subjectivity and Slander in Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsPerformance, Subjectivity and Slander in Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing Piette, Adam Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract Erving Goffman’s The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life... -
Othello, the Baroque, and Religious Mentalities
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsOthello, the Baroque, and Religious Mentalities Gilbert, Anthony Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract Is Othello an early English example of the European baroque? Are the religious mentalities... -
Time for the Plebs in Julius Caesar
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsTime for the Plebs in Julius Caesar Holmes, Christopher Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001) Abstract When Cicero in Julius Caesar says “Indeed it is a strange-disposed time,” he... -
“Subjected Thus”: Plague and Panopticism in Richard II
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments“Subjected Thus”: Plague and Panopticism in Richard II Cox, Nick Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract This essay seeks to read Richard II from within a theoretical framework... -
The Healthy Body: Desire and Sustenance in John Lyly’s Love’s Metamorphosis
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe Healthy Body: Desire and Sustenance in John Lyly’s Love’s Metamorphosis Dooley, Mark Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract John Lyly’s play Love’s Metamorphosis is described on its... -
Cheerful Girls and Willing Boys: Old and Young Bodies in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Posted on April 5, 2010 | No CommentsCheerful Girls and Willing Boys: Old and Young Bodies in Shakespeare’s Sonnets MacInnes, Ian Early Modern Literary Studies 6.2 (September, 2000) Abstract Many twentieth-century critics have been willing to admit... -
Utopia and the ‘Pacific Rim’: The Cartographical Evidence
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsUtopia and the ‘Pacific Rim’: The Cartographical Evidence Lakowski, Romuald I. Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract This article examines the influence of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Geographical... -
Narrative and the Forms of Desire in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsNarrative and the Forms of Desire in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis Kuchar, Gary Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract Recent articles by Catherine Belsey, Richard Halpern, and James... -
Alarums and Defeats: Henry VI on Tour
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsAlarums and Defeats: Henry VI on Tour Hampton-Reeves, Stuart Early Modern Literary Studies 5.2 (September, 1999) Abstract The importance of provincial touring to early modern performance culture has undergone a... -
Anti-geography
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsAnti-geography Appelbaum, Robert Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract An appreciation of the dialectic of practice and belief is especially important to the study of... -
Ruling the World: The Cartographic Gaze in Elizabethan Accounts of the New World
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsRuling the World: The Cartographic Gaze in Elizabethan Accounts of the New World Koch, Mark Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract The increasingly accurate and... -
John Donne’s Use of Space
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsJohn Donne’s Use of Space Gorton, Lisa Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract John Donne’s writing shows he was fascinated by new discoveries. He took... -
“On the Famous Voyage”: Ben Jonson and Civic Space
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments“On the Famous Voyage”: Ben Jonson and Civic Space McRae, Andrew Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract In this essay I want to contextualize Jonson’s... -
Translated Geographies: Edmund Spenser’s “The Ruines of Time”
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsTranslated Geographies: Edmund Spenser’s “The Ruines of Time” Griffiths, Huw Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract This paper deals with two ironic movements in relation... -
Partial Views: Shakespeare and the Map of Ireland
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsPartial Views: Shakespeare and the Map of Ireland Klein, Bernhard Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract Contemporaries were divided over the visual power of maps:... -
Civilizing Wales: Cymbeline, Roads and the Landscapes of Early Modern Britain
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsCivilizing Wales: Cymbeline, Roads and the Landscapes of Early Modern Britain Sullivan, Garrett Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract This article will show how Shakespeare’s... -
“Upon the Suddaine View”: State, Civil Society and Surveillance in Early Modern England
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments“Upon the Suddaine View”: State, Civil Society and Surveillance in Early Modern England Voekel, Swen Early Modern Literary Studies 4.2/ Special Issue 3 (September, 1998) Abstract In 1592 Robert Beale,... -
University of Bristol students reveal true identity of Elizabethan portrait
Posted on March 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe subject of a sixteenth-century portrait of a young man, that belongs to the National Portrait Gallery, has been identified as Sir Robert Dudley, the illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth...