First staged in 1599, Shakespeare's history of Henry V's remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his
The prolific scholar-artist Chen Hongshou (d.1652) had the uneasy fate of living in interesting times, when change in ancient traditions and norms were brought about rapidly due to foreign rule, popul
Drawing upon recent research as well as archival records in Ecuador, Columbia, and Spain, Lane (history, College of William and Mary) presents a history of the colonial Spanish American city and regio