One book from the library that I've found to be an excellent source is Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook edited by Kate Aughterson. This book is a large collection of original sources written during the Renaissance about women. The chapters cover various subjects including Theology, Physiology, Conduct, Sexuality & Motherhood, Politics & Law, Education, Work, Writing & Speaking, and Proto- Feminisms. With all these different topics this book should prove useful to any study concerning women during Renaissance England. The book is especially valuable because it is all original sources, so it is a catalog of different views and opinions about what amounts to almost every aspect of a Renaissance woman's life. Some authors and works in this book that we have talked about in class are Anne Askew and her examination, John Calvin, James I, and Queen Elizabeth herself. Also included are sources Renaissance readers would have had access to such as Aristotle's Politics and other works. This is a small book that covers a lot about Renaissance women, and it would most likely have useful material for any of the groups' topics.
Also, if anybody wants to take a look back to Elizabeth I and her works, there is a tv series on netflix now called "Elizabeth R." It's an old british show from the 80's or 90's I think. The show covers all of Elizabeth's life, pre-queenhood and all. It has reenactments of many speeches and she even reads some of her poems/ prayers. I followed along in the book to the golden speech, and the show is almost word for word. It also provides an intersting look at how people looked during the Renaissance, or at least Elizabeth. The show goes all out with her many health issues, showing her teeth to be brown and her face a heap of make-up. From what I watched the show did a good job of telling the story of Elizabeth's life, and seems to be concerned at least somewhat with historical accuracy.
-Augie
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