Search Results: Returned 15 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 15
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2004., St. Martin's Press Call No: Renaissance Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Draws from firsthand accounts and original documents to examine the major events of 1603 in the history of Great Britian, discussing the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the rise of the Stuarts, the resurgence of the plague, witch hunts, the establishment of a new spice route, literary accomplishments, and other topics.
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1995., Lucent Books Call No: 942.055 LAC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Covers the time period of 1558 to 1603, the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, known as England's "golden age," when learning and culture were reborn into a true English Renaissance.
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c2013., Adolescent, ReferencePoint Press Call No: 942.05 KAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Understanding world historySummary Note: Provides an overview of Elizabethan England, looking at the conditions that led to the Elizabethan Era, the lives of the rich and poor, the Elizabethan Renaissance, and other related topics.
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c2007., UXL/Thomson/Gale Call No: Renaissance Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book presents an overview of English history from 1558 to 1603 and describes the cultural, political, religious, and economic developments that occurred during the era.
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2003., Greenhaven Press Call No: 942 SWI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History of nationsSummary Note: An anthology of primary and secondary sources which help chronicle the history of England from 55 B.C. through 2001.
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2007., Overlook Press Call No: 509 Gri Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the role of England's Royal Society in the scientific revolution. Describes the seventeenth-century world of superstition and how it was transformed by this group that believed in a method of thought involving proof and experimentation. Profiles the society's members including William Gilbert, Francis Bacon, William Harvey, Christopher Wren, and Isaac Newton.
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2009., Juvenile, Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: Renaissance Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses life in Elizabethan England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when the country fought for its place among other European nations while maintaining strict laws about details of people's lifestyle, including clothing, worship, and labor.
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c1962., New American Library Call No: 823 .7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Signet classicSummary Note: Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade.
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2003, c1998., Juvenile, Enchanted Lion Books Call No: 940.1 Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: English Heritage (Series)Summary Note: A look at the history of castles and how they were built; the people who lived in them; their involvement in local government, law enforcement, and war; and how their usage changed after the Middle Ages.
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2003., Facts on File Call No: 820.3 LEE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Backgrounds in English literatureSummary Note: Surveys the literary contributions of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, Donne, Sidney, and Spenser against the backdrop of the Protestant Reformation, scientific discoveries, exploration, and the spirit of Renaissance humanism.
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By King, Neil2003., Facts on File Call No: 820.7 KIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Backgrounds to English literatureSummary Note: A survey of the work of Wordsworth, Shelley, Blake, Coleridge, Keats, Byron and others who sought a spiritual truth through their art during the Romantic era.
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1996., Henry Holt and Company Call No: 941.081 CHIFLET Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: W5 (who, what, where, when, and why) series.Summary Note: Examines how new inventions, scientific advances, and imperialism changed life in England during the reign of Queen Victoria.
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2003., Facts on File Call No: 820.8 BAC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Backgrounds in English literatureSummary Note: Profiles Dickens, Tennyson, Hardy, Trollope, and other writers who explored developments and the consequences on the human experience during the Victorian era.
