The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Britain (pre-modern)
Europe
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Ambiguously referring to the cultural and political entity of the pre-modern era.
Early modern Britain is the history of the island of Great Britain, roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Major historical events in Early Modern British history include the English Renaissance, the English Reformation and Scottish Reformation, the English Civil War, the Restoration of Charles II, the Glorious Revolution, the Treaty of Union, the Scottish Enlightenment and the formation of the First British Empire. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_Britain People associated with this location: Boudica (-c. -61/0) - Lived at or near
Cerialis, Quintus Petillius (30-83) - Workplace or place of business
Cunobelinus (-c. 40 ) - Title (royalty or holy order)
Ordovices [tribe] (-) -
Print Sources linked to this location: Subject of discourse or work of art - British curiosities in nature and art exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, ... And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs.