This book presents a comprehensive study of British history from the late Middle Ages to the early modern era, covering the Tudor (1471–1603) and Stuart (1603–1714) periods. Roger Lockyer discusses the political changes, the development of royal institutions, religious reform, internal conflicts, international relations, and social transformations that shaped modern British identity. With a…
This book is a critical study of the development of English prose fiction from the Elizabethan period (1558) to the early eighteenth century. Paul Salzman traces the earliest forms of narrative prose, including romances, adventure stories, morality plays, and proto-novellas that preceded the modern novel. Through literary historical analysis and critical reading, the book explains the cultural,…