The Description of England: The Classic Contemporary Account of Tudor Social LifeOriginally written as part of an introduction to Holinshed's Chronicles, this history provides an unparalleled account of life in Shakespeare's England. Its detailed accounts address nearly every aspect of 16th-century life, including food and diet, laws, clothing, crime and punishment, castles, antiquities, animals, languages, inns and thoroughfares, and many other topics. |
Contents
The Description of England | 9 |
Of the Ancient and Present Estate of the Church of England | 11 |
Of the Number of Bishoprics and Their Several Circuits | 41 |
Of Universities | 65 |
Of the Partition of England into Shires and Counties | 82 |
Of Degrees of People in the Commonwealth of England | 94 |
3 | 96 |
41 | 116 |
Of Wild and Tame Fowls | 314 |
Of Fish Usually Taken upon Our Coasts | 319 |
Of Savage Beasts and Vermins | 324 |
Of Hawks and Ravenous Fowls | 330 |
Of Venomous Beasts | 333 |
Of Our English Dogs and Their Qualities | 339 |
Of Our Saffron and the Dressing Thereof | 348 |
Of Quarries of Stone for Building | 356 |
Of the Food and Diet of the English | 123 |
Of Their Apparel and Attire | 145 |
Of the High Court of Parliament and Authority of the Same ཙམ 94 123 145 | 149 |
Of the Laws of England since Her First | 162 |
Of Provision Made for the Poor | 180 |
Of Sundry Kinds of Punishments Appointed for Malefactors | 187 |
Of the Manner of Building and Furniture of Our Houses | 195 |
Of Cities and Towns in England | 204 |
Of Castles and Holds | 220 |
Of Palaces Belonging to the Prince | 224 |
Of Armor and Munition | 233 |
Of the Navy of England | 239 |
Of Fairs and Markets | 246 |
Of Parks and Warrens | 253 |
Of Gardens and Orchards | 263 |
Of Waters Generally | 271 |
Of Woods and Marshes | 275 |
Of Baths and Hot Wells | 284 |
Of Antiquities Found | 292 |
Of the Coins of England | 297 |
The Description of England continued | 303 |
Of Cattle Kept for Profit | 305 |
Of Sundry Minerals | 361 |
Of Metals To Be Had in Our Land | 364 |
Of Precious Stones | 371 |
Of Salt Made in England | 375 |
Of Our Account of Time and Her Parts | 379 |
Of Our Principal Fairs and Markets | 391 |
Of Our Inns and Thoroughfares | 397 |
The Description of Britain excerpts | 407 |
Table of Contents | 409 |
Of Such Falls of Waters as Join with the | 410 |
162 | 411 |
The Description of the Thames and Such Rivers as Fall into the Same in part | 418 |
between Humber and the Thames in part | 423 |
Of the Four Highways Sometime Made in Britain | 441 |
Of the Manner of Measuring the Length | 453 |
Corrections to Furnivall | 463 |
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