16th century

"This analysis of primary documents allows readers to understand Shakespeare's tragedies within the context of historical issues of Renaissance England"--Provided by publisher.

"With summaries, discussions, and excerpts from primary source documents, this book examines Shakespeare's world through . . . consideration of the historical background of four of his comedies"--Amazon.com.

Explores various aspects of theatre in the context of Elizabethan-Jacobean life and times.

Chronicles the history and evolution of the English medieval knight over the course of four centuries, providing insights into what the lives of knights were really like.

Looks at the Age of Exploration when Europeans searched the world for goods, land, and raw materials from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

"An in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the life of sixteenth-century scientist and theologian Michael Servetus, who wrote the "Christianismi Restitutio", a heretical work of biblical scholarship which refuted the orthodox Christianity that Servetus's colleague supported and ultimately cost Servetus his life.

Frustrated with the restrictions her gender imposes on her life, fourteen-year-old Donata, disguised as a boy, sneaks out of her noble family's house to roam the streets of late sixteenth-century Venice and then must confront the repercussions of her actions.