A Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature.

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This is an extensive study of the 16th and 17th century belief that God actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward, warn, try and chastise. It seeks

Engaging with histories of the book and of reading, as well as with studies of material culture, this volume explores ’popularity’ in early modern English w

What did ordinary people eat and drink five hundred years ago? How much did they talk about food? Did their eating habits change much? Our knowledge is mostly s