Persecution--England--History--16th century; Martyrdom--Christianity--England; Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603; Great Britain--History--Mary, 1553-1558
This thesis is a historical examination of the Marian and Elizabethan persecutions. Through the analysis of primary sources dating from the persecutions, the process of persecution in Reformation England is examined. This thesis uncovers the...
Reformation--England; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; Monasticism and religious orders--England--History
This thesis is a critical examination of the dissolution of the monasteries under the reign of Henry VIII, and the key role the dissolution played in his plan for the Reformation in England. In addition, the present study found that by closely...
Women agricultural laborers--England--History--19th century; Women agricultural laborers--United States--History--19th century; Women in agriculture--England--History--19th century; Women in agriculture--United States--History--19th century; Women...
This thesis is a historical study comparing the work-lives African-American and English nineteenth-century, field-working women. It focuses on the ideology and structure of the gender division of labour as it formed and informed the lives of these...
Plague--History--Europe; Black Death--Social aspects--Europe; Erotica--Europe--History; Idols and images--Europe--History; Superstition--Europe--History
This thesis examines a large corpus of enigmatic pilgrimage badges dating from
roughly 1350-1500 CE. The badges were brought to light during archaeological
excavations of water sites throughout the Schelde Estuary in the Netherlands, the
riverbanks...
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700; Geographical discoveries in literature
It is the purpose of this thesis to show what influence the sixteenth century voyagers had on the Elizabethan writers. For expediency, we have divided these voyages into two classes: namely, the early, from Columbus, 1492, to Vasca de Gama, 1498;...
Warren, Edward Perry, 1860-1928; Art in universities and colleges--United States; Art museums--United States; Art--History--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States; Archaeology--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States; Art--Collectors and...
This dissertation assesses the influence of Edward Perry Warren (1860-
1928) on the development of collegiate collections of Greek and Roman art and the rise
of art history and archaeology in elite academic institutions in the United States....
In the year 1573 when Shakespeare and Marlowe were already boys of nine, Chapman in adolescence, Spenser, Lyly and Richard Hooker men of twenty, John Donne, then important to only a few but destined to the company of royalty, was born. Walton...
Map of five New England states (Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut) plus the District of Main, shows state borders, mountain ranges, rivers, bays, large creeks, cities, and towns. Printed below the title, "by...
Breviaries--England--lllustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--England; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a book used for daily prayers by a monk or other person living in a religious community, probably in England. The book was written in the thirteenth century on animal skin since paper was not used at that time. The text is from an...
Jean Thomas poses outside a pair of thatched houses (one rectangular, one triangular) in England, possibly in Sonning-on-Thames. Thomas and her sister visited England with Jilson Setters to attend the Festival of the English Folk Song and Dance...
Jean Thomas poses outside a pair of thatched houses (one rectangular, one triangular) in England, possibly in Sonning-on-Thames. Thomas and her sister visited England with Jilson Setters to attend the Festival of the English Folk Song and Dance...
Thames River at night with a small area of shore to the left visible and a wider area of shore visible to the right. Bridges cross the river. To the right is a tree-lined lane illuminated by streetlights London buildings are visible in the...
Indians of North America--Missions; Jesuits--North America; Wyandot Indians--Religion; Wyandot Indians--Missions; Jesuits--Missions--North America--History
There are perhaps but few passages in history that are more striking than those which tell of heroic efforts of the early French Jesuits to convert the Indians of North America. Many of these efforts are full of dramatic and philosophic interest,...
Jean Thomas, wearing a fur coat, stands by a gate with two young men holding dogs. The house resembles one in an older photo identified as that of Thomas' uncle, Henry Bell, of North Yorkshire, England. Thomas and her sister visited England with...
Jean Thomas, wearing a fur coat, poses outside the doorway of a large brick house with a girl holding a cat. Another cat walks along the garden path, and clothes hang on a clothesline. The house resembles one in an older photo identified as that of...
Jean Thomas, wearing a fur coat, poses outside the doorway of a brick Tudor house with a young man. A dog walks in front of them. The house resembles one in an older photo identified as that of Thomas' uncle, Henry Bell, of North Yorkshire,...
The Household Division of the British Army responsible for guarding the British Royal Family performs The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, England. The soldiers wear tall hats and carry musical instruments. Jean Thomas and her...
"Bojewyan is a small village near St. Just in Cornwall, England. At the time of the painting local farmsteads were falling empty because they were uneconomic. Lanyon saw this as a serious threat to the region. His painting contains hints of a...
Varnish and its use has been known since ancient times. Altho the knowledge of varnish has been attributed to the Japanese as early as 500-600 B.C., Tschirsch and A.D. Stevens say that the Japs did not possess this art originally, but that they...
The first effective impulse to a systematic investigation of the chemistry of food was given by Liebig some fifty years ago. The earliest quantitative analyses of food materials which we have found are those of potatoes reported by George Pearson...
