Early Modern Drama
Map of London
1593 map of London from the British Library Online Gallery.
Time & place
Reference works for a brief overview
General
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Dictionaries, language reference, and subject encyclopedias published by Oxford University Press.
England-specific
All Things Shakespeare by Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Library Reference PR2892 .O56 2002ISBN: 0313315035Publication Date: 2002-10-30
The Oxford Companion to British History by Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Library Reference DA34 .O93 1997ISBN: 0198661762Publication Date: 1997-12-11
Articles
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada), focusing on the 15th century forward.
Books
- Discover This link opens in a new windowSearch Discover for book-length works on British History. Helpful subject keywords to combine are Great Britain history along with Early Modern, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Jacobean, 16th century, or 17th century.
- EEBO / Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.
Images
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, still images, moving images, audio, and primary sources. It now includes the contents of ArtStor, an image collection that contains some images pertaining to costumes and performing arts.
Maps
The A to Z of Elizabethan London by Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks G1819.L7 A34 1979 FolioISBN: 0902087150Publication Date: 1979
Atlas of Early Modern Britain, 1485-1715 by Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks G1812.21.S1 D3 2014ISBN: 9780415521772Publication Date: 2013-11-04
- Map of Early Modern LondonActually four projects from the University of Victoria: "a digital Map and gazetteer based on the 1560s Agas woodcut map of London; an Encyclopedia of London people, places, topics, and terms; a Library of marked-up texts rich in London toponyms; and a versioned edition of John Stow’s Survey of London."
- ShaLT (Shakespearean London Theatres)Joint project of De Montfort University and the Victoria and Albert Museum aimed at increasing public awareness of the known sites of London theaters that existed in Shakespeare's time. Includes " a map, a printed ShaLT Guide, interactive software, public talks, and downloadable short films that will enable the public to travel to the modern London locations of these theatres and learn about them."