Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century in British history. Comprizes original contributions by leading scholars of seventeenth-century British history. Gives a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century. Offers new insights into the major political, religious and economic changes that occurred during this period. Sets out issues currently of interest to historians. Includes bibliographical guidance for students and general readers.
A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about Tudor Britain, focuses on the whole British Isles, exploring what was common and what was distinct to its four constituent elements. Emphasises big cultural, social, intellectual, religious and economic themes. Describes differing political and personal experiences of the time. Discusses unusual subjects, such as the sense of the past amongst British constituent identities, the relationship of cultural forms to social and political issues, and the role of scientific inquiry.
The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the people, events, and ideas that have shaped Britain from prehistory to the present day. The editors have also sought to convey the truth that history is more than simply a compilation of facts from the past.
The aim of this new book - intended as a companion to Abby Werlock’s Facts On File Companion to the American Short Story - is to provide insight into the wealth and variety of the British version of this favorite American form. The book maps out some of the main strands that have shaped the British short story and novella since the early 19th century. It provides up-todate discussions of key stories and story collections as well as discussions of the careers of all the most widely studied exponents of the genre - for example, James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Katherine Mansfield, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Bowen, and William Trevor.
In over 970 alphabetically arranged entries, this single-volume encyclopedia examines both high and popular culture
in the UK, and encompasses everything British--from architecture to
pubs to film to internet to the monarchy. This unique encyclopedia
casts its net over the whole range of British contemporary life.
Entries range from short biographical synopses of the careers of key
individuals to longer overview articles exploring the main issues
within contemporary cultural debates. Bringing together subjects rarely
found in one volume, the Encyclopedia defines "culture" in its broadest
sense, with entries including:
Asian
Press; BBC; Black
Theatre; Michael Caine; Carnaby Street; Channel 4; Jasper Conran;
Daniel Day-Lewis; Drink in Britain; FA Cup; Fantasy Football; Fashion
(90s); Food; Football; Gay and Lesbian Culture; Glenda Jackson; Stanley
Kubrick; Labour Party; Lucian Freud; Monarchy; Musicals; Notting Hill Carnival; Nick Park; Pop Art; Dennis Potter; Raves; The Rushdie Affair;
and much more. The comprehensive system of cross-referencing and
thematic contents list help readers to identify entries from particular
fields. Students, travelers, journalists and general readers will find
this an invaluable reference source on contemporary British life.
