Tudor England Observed: The World of John Stow [Hardcover]

Barrett L. Beer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750919434 | ISBN-13: 978-0750919432 | Publication Date: November 1998 | Edition: illustrated edition

John Stow was born in London in 1525. A moderate Protestant of the first generation, he lived through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I and witnessed the coronation of the first Stuart monarch, James I. Stow's great achievement and legacy to us were his two books, Annales of England (1605) and, most famously, A Survey of London (1895). Looking at sixteenth-century England through the eyes of this literate, inquisitive and knowledgeable citizen of London, Barrett Beer presents us with a view of England quite different from traditional received interpretations. Drawing on Stow's uniquely common touch - no other contemporary chronicler stood so close to ordinary men and women - Beer reconstructs the popular perception of current affairs and history, affording us an unprecedented synthesis of Tudor history, thought and attitudes and allowing us a more informed insight into all aspects of sixteenth-century life. This book will be invaluable to anyone interested in the history and historiography of Tudor England, in how things were and, more importantly, how people thought things were.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd; illustrated edition edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750919434
• ISBN-13: 978-0750919432
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,494,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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