The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age, 1603-1714 (Routledge Companions)
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Book Description
This second edition of a popular Routledge Companions to History title has been fully revised and brought up to date and presents a wide range of essential information on the Stuart age in one handy reference tool.
Covering the period from the reign of James I to that of Queen Anne, The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age presents mini biographies of key figures in the period and now includes:
* over twenty new biographies
* new entries on women, writers, artists, architects and scientists
* revised bibliographic guide
* a brand new overview of the latest books and articles.
User-friendly and easy to follow, the book is set out in sections and chronologically examines:
* political and military events
* religious changes and cultural developments
* foreign policy
* trade and colonies
* relations with Scotland and Ireland
With sections also presenting lists of the major offices of state, and a glossary of constitutional, political and religious terms, this is a major reference resource from which students of this historical period will benefit immensely.
About the Author
John Wroughton is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was Headmaster of King Edward's School, Bath and a part-time lecturer at the University of Bath. He has written extensively on the seventeenth century and his publications include Stuart Bath: Life in the Forgotten City (2004), An Unhappy Civil War: The Experiences of Ordinary People in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire and English Historical Facts, 1603-1688 (1980).
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