George Washington
A selection of images of Washington and related artefacts (Maine Historical Society)
Catherine de Medici Queen of France
List of online resources (Robert Wilde)
Catherine d’Medici, Queen of France
Short biography and bibliography (Prof Pavlac’s Women’s History Resources)
The Execution of Charles I
A useful essay, with plenty of reference to contemporary documents (Frieda Blackwell and Jay Losey) (NB: Wayback Archive)
Elizabeth
Exhibition to mark 400th anniversary of Elizabeth I’s death, includes sections on her youth, the court, representations, threats to the crown, the final years (National Maritime Museum)
Elizabeth I and James VI & I
A useful page of resources for the study of the two monarchs’ reigns (IHR)
Elizabeth I, Then and Now
An exhibit to mark the 400th anniversary of her death: topics from court life and her wardrobe to the Essex rebellion (Folger Library)
King Charles I
Book: full text of Pauline Gregg’s scholarly 1984 biography, including full bibliography (eScholarship editions)
Kingship in the Early Modern World
An online seminar comparing Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain and the kingdom of Vijayanagara in southern India (M Rodriguez-Salgado and J-P Rubies)
Oliver Cromwell
Originally created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of his birth in 1599, includes biographical info, resources, quotes, etc (Cromwell Association)
Oliver Cromwell resources
Impressive listing of Cromwell-related sites (Google Directory)
The pamphleteers Protestant champion: viewing Oliver Cromwell through the media of his day
article by Kevin Creed on Cromwell, arguing that he was in the main a pragmatic politician; it was the print media of the time that cast him as a ‘protestant savior’ (U. Virginia)
From Essays in History, 34 (1992)
Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons 1500-1650
Online seminar, based on an exhibition, that explores visual images of powerful women in 16th- and 17th-century Europe (University of Michigan)
