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John Dee (1527-1608), popularly remembered as an alchemist and spiritualist, was an enthusiastic scholar specialising in mathematics and astronomy, and collected manuscripts, early printed books and scientific instruments. Despite meeting Elizabeth I in person, he never progressed in the Church, and died in poverty. The four selections from his writings reissued here show Dee painstakingly listing his books before a journey to Europe, and appealing to the Queen for help when, after a catastrophic burglary at his library and the destruction of his laboratory equipment, his pay also failed to arrive. J. O. Halliwell (1842) reproduces the full text of Dee's diaries with an index; James Crossley (1851) transcribes Dee's appeals to the Queen; Bailey's book (1880), of which only 20 copies were printed, contains a full commentary on the last five years of the diaries; and M. R. James (1920) researches the fate of Dee's books over the centuries.

First published in 1906, this work was one of the first and most important Ricardian apologias for a general readership. A distinguished geographer, whose long career had involved voyaging to the Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin, as well as travels in Peru and India, Sir Clements Markham (1830-1916) had played a crucial role in launching Scott's first expedition to Antarctica in 1901. Markham also had a long-standing interest in the reputation of England's last Plantagenet king. The first part of this book presents the life of Richard, while the second half is devoted to a thorough examination of the charges laid against the monarch by the Tudors and later historians. Markham seeks to expose these charges as unfair and unfounded. The work also includes genealogical tables and a map of the Battle of Bosworth Field.

John Stow was a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, but spent most of his life accumulating manuscripts and other historical records. His great work on London, published in 1603 and reissued here in the two-volume 1908 version edited by C. L. Kingsford, is a vital source for the city's history.

First published between 1858 and 1870, Froude's influential twelve-volume history of the English Reformation contends that Protestantism paved the way for modernity in England. Volume 11 considers the development of Elizabeth's character and her various suitors, international relations, and the growing Jesuit presence in England.

First published between 1858 and 1870, Froude's influential twelve-volume history of the English Reformation contends that Protestantism paved the way for modernity in England. Volume 1 recounts the last years of the Wolsey administration, the relationship between Church and State, and the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

First published in 1818 and often reprinted, this book focuses on the social and personal aspects of the Elizabethan court, including art, literature, manners and morals. Aikin provides brief but vivid biographies of all the principal figures of the period, with a particular emphasis on the contribution of women.

John Strype's Annals of the Reformation is the most important eighteenth-century Protestant religious history of the Elizabethan period. Volume 1 Part 1, (1709), covers the years 1558 to 1562, focusing on how Elizabeth dealt with the immediate threats she faced on coming to power and her early religious policy.

This four-volume history argues that the origins of the English Reformation lie in the Lollard movement of the fourteenth century. First published in 1908, Volume 1 focuses on the history of the Lollards before the Reformation, and the question of royal supremacy during the Tudor period.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Part 2 of Volume 2 (1864) covers the period from January 1517 to December 1518.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Part 2 of Volume 3 (1867) has been split into two for this reissue: this second half covers the period from October 1521 to December 1523.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Part 2 of Volume 3 (1867) has been split into two for this reissue: this first half covers July 1521 to 21 October 1522.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Part 1 of Volume 2 (1864) has been split into two for this reissue: this second half covers the period from November 1515 to December 1516.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Part 1 of Volume 3 (1867) covers the period from January 1519 to June 1521.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Part 1 of Volume 2 (1864) has been split into two for this reissue: this first half covers the period from January to November 1515.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Volume 1 (1862) has been split into two for this reissue: this second half covers the period from May 1513 to December 1514.

Published between 1862 and 1932, and reissued here in multiple parts, this monumental calendar of documents remains essential for the study of Tudor history. Volume 1 (1862) has been split into two for this reissue: this first half covers the period from April 1509 to May 1513.

Edited by John Lister (1847-1933) and published in 1888, these session rolls preserve court proceedings, in Latin, for Yorkshire West Riding for the period 1597/8-1602. They are prefaced by a 1595 account of proceedings in the court of the Lord President and Council of the North.

Published 1892-9, this four-volume collection contains Spanish documents relating to England during the reign of Elizabeth I. The papers were translated and edited by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1843-1910), a respected historian of Spain. Volume 4 (1899) covers the period 1587-1603, ending with Elizabeth's death.

Published 1892-9, this four-volume collection contains Spanish documents relating to England during the reign of Elizabeth I. The papers were translated and edited by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1843-1910), a respected historian of Spain. Volume 3 (1896) covers the period 1580-86, the build-up to the Anglo-Spanish war.

Published 1892-9, this four-volume collection contains Spanish documents relating to England during the reign of Elizabeth I. The papers were translated and edited by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1843-1910), a respected historian of Spain. Volume 2 (1894) covers the period 1568-79.

Published 1892-9, this four-volume collection contains Spanish documents relating to England during the reign of Elizabeth I. The papers were translated and edited by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1843-1910), a respected historian of Spain. Volume 1 (1892) covers the period 1558-67, the early years of Elizabeth's reign.