1st Edition

Real Lives in the Sixteenth Century A Global Perspective

By Rebecca Ard Boone Copyright 2018
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

Real Lives in the Sixteenth Century presents a global history using four sets of biographies to illustrate similar situations in different geographical regions. The vibrant narratives span four continents and include the following pairs: Henry IV of France and Hideyoshi of Japan, Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana) of the Ottoman Empire and Lady Zheng of the Ming Dynasty, Afonso I of Kongo and Elizabeth I... Read more

Introduction

1. Set I: Hideyoshi and Henry IV of France

2. Set II: Hürrem Sultan and Lady Zheng

3. Set III: Afonso I of Kongo and Elizabeth I of England

4. Set IV: Pope Clement VII and Moctezuma II of Mexico

Conclusion

Genealogical charts

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Rebecca Ard Boone is Professor of History at Lamar University, USA. Her previous publications include War, Domination, and the Monarchy of France (2007) and Mercurino di Gattinara and the Creation of the Spanish Empire (2014).

'This book will capture the imagination of students and immerse them in the early modern world. Readers will come to see the sixteenth century in its most exciting light: bloody, plotting, romantic, dramatic, shocking. Rebecca Ard Boone has a knack for storytelling and for finding the vivid details. With these paired biographies, she has brought to life the major themes that defined the century.'

Emily Michelson, University of St. Andrews, UK