The Age of Exuberance 1550-1700 (Making of Britain, 1066-1939)

306 pp. "The natural exuberance of the men and women of Tudor and Stuart Britain, whether in politics, religion, architectural decoration or literary conceit, turned easily to excess. The age is marked by growing wealth, often expressed in extravagant building schemes... In particular (the age) was marked by an insatiable curiosity about the natural world...". From "The Making of Britain" series.