16th century

A biography of the Bard written especially for children. It profiles the life and times of Shakespeare, peppered with quotes from plays he wrote, and includes short synopses of the more famous ones.

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.

Contains approximately two hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced articles on topics and figures related to religious change, politics, exploration, and cultural achievements between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, focusing on Europe but also covering Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and includes a time line, glossary, and further reading list.

Presents the life of William Shakespeare, describing his early years, his development as a poet and playwright, and the historical context in which he lived and worked.

Describes the theaters of Shakespeare's time and indicates the topics of theater at royal courts, how plays were staged, and early acting techniques.

Explores the history of the world from 1500 to 1650, an active period which included the Renaissance in Europe, European explorations among the ancient empires of Africa and South America, and the decline of the Mogul Empire in India.

Describes what we now believe Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was like, who the people were who ran it and how they worked, and what Shakespeare's plays were like in performance, as he saw them.

A comprehensive biography of Ann Hathaway that offers new theories about the wife of English poet William Shakespeare and life in Stratford during this period of time.

Examines the life and career of William Shakespeare within the context of the times in which he lived and the actors and writers with whom he associated and collaborated, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and others; and provides insights into Elizabethan and Jacobean theater.

After the death of her father, Miranda becomes the ward of relatives who wish to marry her off, but her skills as a seamstress place her at Queen Elizabeth's court and provide an opportunity for escape and independence.