The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age, 1603-1714 (平装) 0415378931

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.

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).

Section 1: Chronologies: Domestic Affairs Section 2: Chronologies: Foreign and Colonial Affairs Section 3: Lists of Major Officers of State Section 4: Glossary of Constitutional, Political and Religious Terms Section 5: Biographies Section 6: Bibliography Section 7: Table and Maps

出版社	Routledge
作者	John Wroughton