Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600 (Salem Press)
Worldwide coverage of important men and women in all areas of achievement who flourished in the period. Includes individuals from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Includes the standard figures - kings, queens, generals, artists, and scientists -and figures who have previously received little attention, from the queen of Hausaland Amina Sarauniya Zazzua to composer Thomas Tallis, and even such notorious figures as Irish pirate Grace O'Malley and Hungarian nobelwoman Elizabeth Báthory.