The Elizabethan Underworld by Gamini Salgado

The Elizabethan Underworld by Gamini Salgado

The Elizabethan world, so often recalled for its riotous love of life and bawdy sense of humour, was also a world of contrasts. The rich appeared enormously rich, indulging in extravagant luxuries, while the poor often languished in unthinkable squalor, turning to theivery and begging in order to survive. It is this complex network of beggars and thieves, vagabonds and rogues, that inhabited the colourful underworld society of London's taverns, brothels and gambling dens that Salgado here investigates. He describes those others who were part of the underground scene: strolling players and minstrels, witches, alchemists and astrologers. He also examines the measures taken against those who were seen to be in need of correction or reform. Illustrations taken from manuscripts and pamphlets of the era bring to life this sector of Elizabethan society.

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ISBN 13	9780750909761
ISBN 10	0750909765
Title	The Elizabethan Underworld
Author	Gamini Salgado
Series	Illustrated History Paperbacks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	1995-07-27
Number of pages	240
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