Early modern England

This collection of primary sources looks at two centuries of everyday, political, religious, working, trading and administrative life in England during this pivotal epoch. Documents cover an array of topics relating to England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a significant focus on the lives of "everyday" people. Volumes of correspondence from more prominent families look at governance, politics, monarchy, relations between landowners and tenants, war, politics and relations with England's neighbors. The materials offer in-depth case studies of different regions in England from the Southeast to the Scottish borders allowing for comparison of experience across the country. Source archives include the British Library; Canterbury Cathedral Archives; Lambeth Palace Library; London Metropolitan Archives; the National Archives, UK; the Newberry Library; and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.