J. B. Black (2) (1883–1964)
Author of The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603
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- Legal name
- Black, John Bennett
- Birthdate
- 1883
- Date of death
- 1964
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Occupations
- historian
Professor of History, University of Aberdeen
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The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603 (Oxford History… by J. B. Black
This covers the period 1558-1603 and is up to standard for this excellent series.
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This is the eighth of the original 14-volume Oxford History of England, originally published in 1936 but revised in 1959. I can't very easily count the number of books I have read recently about Elizabeth right now; this is one of the major attempts to summarise what was then known about her. I was disappointed in Black's treatment of Ireland, squashed into the last chapter and a half and very much treated from an entirely English perspective. However, I found some welcome strengths: in particular, I haven't seen as good an exploration anywhere else of the English policies of Spain, France, Scotland and the Netherlands. (It still seems odd to me that nowhere further east seems to have mattered much.) The chapter on constitutional theory, and the first hald of the chapter on literature, were also helpful. I'm still on the lookout for a good book about the Elizabethan (or indeed Tudor) court as a phenomenon.… (more)
This is the eighth of the original 14-volume Oxford History of England, originally published in 1936 but revised in 1959. I can't very easily count the number of books I have read recently about Elizabeth right now; this is one of the major attempts to summarise what was then known about her. I was disappointed in Black's treatment of Ireland, squashed into the last chapter and a half and very much treated from an entirely English perspective. However, I found some welcome strengths: in particular, I haven't seen as good an exploration anywhere else of the English policies of Spain, France, Scotland and the Netherlands. (It still seems odd to me that nowhere further east seems to have mattered much.) The chapter on constitutional theory, and the first hald of the chapter on literature, were also helpful. I'm still on the lookout for a good book about the Elizabethan (or indeed Tudor) court as a phenomenon.… (more)
A well-received scholarly book. It is well written, and balanced in content without being unduly concerned about advancing a particular point of view. Black presents a reasonably accurate rendition of Elizabethan England.
J.B. Black is late Emeritus Professor of History at University of Aberdeen.
J.B. Black is late Emeritus Professor of History at University of Aberdeen.
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