This second edition of a popular "Routledge Companions to History" title has been fully revised and brought up to date and presents a wide range of essential information on the Stuart age in one handy reference tool.
Covering the period from the reign of James I to that of Queen Anne, "The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age" presents mini biographies of key figures in the period and now includes:
* over twenty new biographies
* new entries on women, writers, artists, architects and scientists
* revised bibliographic guide
* a brand new overview of the latest books and...

Here is an invaluable, user-friendly and compact compendium packed with facts and figures on the seventeenth century one of the most tumultuous and complex periods in British history.

From James I to Queen Anne, this Companion includes detailed information on political, religious and cultural developments as well as military activity, foreign affairs and colonial expansion.

Chronologies, biographies, documents, maps and genealogies, and an extensive bibliography navigate the reader through this fascinating and formative epoch as the book details the key events and...