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Provides clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology relating in some significant way to the Elizabethan period. The first dictionary of history to focus on Elizabeth's reign.

A fictional portrait of St. Francis de Sales which relies on biographical sources and Francis' own works. Shows the Bishop of Geneva as a tender, mild and honest prelate and director of souls; but we never lose sight of his intransigence in fighting the errors of Calvinism and the snares of luxurious living.