Websites to support the study of the novel Cue for Treason and Elizabethan England
Renaissance
Information on every aspect of Elizabethan life and times, including food, clothing, entertainment, childhood, shopping, domestic details, etc. Chapter titles are very specific and contain easily read information. Links to related sites are interspersed throughout the text.
Elizabethan England, Late Renaissance, 1560-1600
Provides access to historical maps and some Elizabethan art, Includes the names of people famous in architecture, exploration, literature, and music. Briefly annotated links to related sites about the life of Elizabeth 1.
Elizabethan Food and Dining
Provides details on food and dining in Elizabethan England. Includes details on kitchen equipment, the various kinds of meat, vegetables, fruit, and drinks consumed during normal meals.
The Elizabethan Practical Companion
Provides information on topics such as embroidered clothing, accessories, and other items of note for those who are interested in costuming for the Elizabethan era.
Description of Elizabethan England, 1577
Provides a contemporary perspective of life in Elizabethan England. Topics include: cities & towns, fairs, markets, food, clothing, buildings & furniture, the poor, the Church, agriculture, the navy, and universities. Written in the language of the time, though most of the spelling is current english.
Elizabethan Commerce and Trade
Provides information about commerce and trade during Elizabethan times in England. Includes information on currency, jobs, and wages of the time period.
Education in Renaissance England
Provides information on the education of boys, the education of girls, the state of literacy, and universities in Renaissance England. Links to other sources of information of life in England at the time, including the home, the stage, society, history, drama, and literature.
The Life & Times of Queen Elizabeth I, 1533-1603
Provides a very complete history of Queen Elizabeth I, and the culture of her times. Includes a chronology; Mary, Queen of Scots; Elizabethan women; etc. Links to Shakespeare and related Tudor & Elizabethan sites.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Features a biography of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England. Includes articles, essays, quotations, and an image gallery.
Selected Writings and Speeches of Queen Elizabeth I
Provides primary source documents on the writings and speeches of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Some historical background is provided for each item.
The Tudors - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary & Elizabeth
Provides brief factual accounts, with photographs, of the Tudor monarchs and other important people during Elizabethan times. Links to additional sites for British history.
Shakespeare Resource Centre
Features links to a wide variety of topics on William Shakespeare, his poetry & plays, and the Globe Theatre. Includes a section on Elizabethan England, play synopses, Shakespeare’s language, a biography, and links to related sites.
Shakespeare and early modern English theatre
Provides a biography for Shakespeare, essays on his text and on dramatic productions, the history and culture of Elizabethan England, and a production notebook for Hamlet.
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