Later re-titled in English as the Book of Vagabonds and Beggars, it included a glossary of the mysterious slang that was spoken by the underclass at the time. The preface for this enigmatic book ...

After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and graceful piece he had originally titled “The Man in the Street ...

Elizabethan England faced a mounting economic problem as the poor became poorer, and a growing army of vagabonds and beggars roamed the streets and countryside. In an attempt to curb the problem ...

The proliferation of purpose-built playhouses in London was to change the face of drama in the later Elizabethan period ... those without a noble patron as vagabonds who were to “be grievously ...

Glass was very expensive during the Elizabethan era, and some people used to say that “Hardwick Hall [was] more glass than wall”. Dotted around the countryside, you'll find small, thatched ...