Author: Speed, John
Title: The Historie of Great Britaine under the Conquests of the Romans, Saxons,Danes, and Normans
Publication Information: London: Printed by John Beale for George Humble and are to be sold in Pope's Head Pallace, at the Signe of the White Horse, 1623
Call #: QK358 . R42
Book Size: 34 cm (H); 23 cm (L); 9 cm (spine)
Cover: leather covers, tripled ruled, blind stamped
Inside Book Covers:
Paper Edges: red
Illustrations:
Comments:
- the second edition of the text
- dedicated to King James
- table of contents: the first book describing the whole kingdom in general; the second book, counties of Wales; the third book, Scotland in General; fourth book, Ireland; then "contents of the Historical Part" the fifth book - history; sixth book, "succession of the kings under the Romans; Seventh book - Saxon kings; eighth book - Danes; Ninth book - Normans through Tudors; tenth book - "James our dread sovereign"
- note poems in front
- proem to "the Learned and Lovers of Great Britaines Glory by John Speed"
Pedagogical Uses/Notes:
- Late British Renaissance Text Production
- Renaissance History
