The Description of England: Classic Contemporary Account of Tudor Social Life - Softcover

Harrison, William

 
9780486282756: The Description of England: Classic Contemporary Account of Tudor Social Life

Synopsis

Originally written as part of an introduction to Holinshed's Chronicles, this history provides an unparalleled account of life in Shakespeare's England. Its detailed accounts address nearly every aspect of 16th-century life, including food and diet, laws, clothing, crime and punishment, castles, antiquities, animals, languages, inns and thoroughfares, and many other topics.

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