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Famous Men of the 16th & 17th Century

by Robert G. Shearer

Biographies across a century of upheaval

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Biographies across a century of upheaval

Robert G. Shearer presents 28 biographies in chronological order, spanning from Queen Elizabeth I to Louis XIV. The profiles place individual lives against a period marked by religious conflict and civil wars in France, the German Empire, and England, alongside the founding of English and French settlements in North America, including Jamestown, Plymouth, Boston, and Quebec. The book’s biographical structure offers a way to approach these broad historical changes through the people associated with the era.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking biographical introductions to notable figures from the late 16th and 17th centuries.
  • Students looking for historical context on European religious conflicts and early settlements in North America.
  • Readers who prefer chronological collections of profiles to a single continuous narrative.

Themes

Biography and historical contextReligious conflict and civil warsEuropean historyEarly North American settlements

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Book overview

28 biographies from Queen Elizabeth I (who came to the throne in 1560) through King Louis XIV who died in 1715. The 17th century was an age of religious wars and revolutions. The French had seven civil wars of religion from 1570-1590. The German Empire had a religious civil war from 1618-1648. The English had a civil war from 1642-1649. It was also the century in which the English and French settlements were founding in North America at Jamestown, Plymouth, Boston, & Quebec. But learning the wars will not convey to students what the times were like. Biographies will. Twenty-eight key individuals are profiled in chronological order.
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