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FYS142: Reacting to the Past - Henry VIII
Fall 2008 - P. Coby
reference contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967

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THE BEST PLACE TO START - RESERVE READINGS

The best way of locating additional material on Athens or Socrates is to read items on reserve for your class BEING SURE TO LOOK FOR FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. Scholars' suggestions are the vital key in any library search. Below are a few items now at the reserve desk for your class.

Reserve Source Reserve Call Number
Dickens, A. G.
Thomas Cromwell and the English Reformation
DA 334 .C9 D5
Dickens, A.G.
The English Reformation
BR 375 D5
Elton, G. R.
Reform and Reformation
DA 332 .E497 1977
Elton, G. R.
The Tudor Revolution in Government
JN 183 1509 .E55
Lehmberg, Stanley
The Reformation Parliament 1529-36
328.429 L528r
Mattingly, Garrett
Katherine of Aragon
942.052 C286 Zm
Scarisbrick, J. J
Henry VIII (This is the standard biography)
942.052 H396 Zs
Guy, J. A.
The public career of Sir Thomas More
DA 334 .M8 G87 1980
Weir, Allison
Henry VIII and his Court (great for gossip)
DA 332 .W45 2001
R.B. Wernham
Before the Reformation (largely about foreign affairs)
(on order from Mt. Holyoke)
If you want to borrow them, I have my own copies of Mattingly, Katherine of Aragon, Scarisbrick, Henry VIII, and Wernham, Before the Reformation.

FIND FACTS

Always begin by checking books placed on reserve by the Game Master. Then check a couple of the following sources:

Reference Source Reference Call Number
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
This is the first stop for anybody who has a named historical character.
ref DA 28 .O95 2004 or
click here for online
Bosworth Field to Bloody Mary: an encyclopedia of the early Tudors ref DA 315 .W26 2003
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and Reformation ref CB 359 .B47 2004
English Historical Facts 1485-1603 ref DA 315 .D68 1977
Historical Dictionary of Tudor England ref DA 315 .H5 1991
The House of Commons 1509-1558 JN 675 1509 .B56
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation ref BR 302.8 .O93 1996
Tudor England: An Encyclopedia ref DA 315 .T753 2001
Who’s Who in Tudor England ref DA 317 .R68 2001
Oxford Companion to British History click here
Kings and Queens of Britain click here

FIND BOOKS: USING THE FIVE COLLEGE LIBRARY SYSTEM

Look for books in the Five College Library Catalog using the SUBJECT BEGINS WITH search:

NAMES – e.g. Cromwell Thomas or Machiavelli Niccolo or Anne Boleyn
Church history England 16th century
Church of England history 16th century
Great Britain history Henry VIII
Great Britain history Tudors
Great Britain politics and government 1485 1603
Great Britian politics and government 1509 1547
See also names of other countries – e.g. Spain history Charles I

NO LUCK? Try looking in WorldCat under these same subjects.

FIND ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

JSTOR - back issues excluding the most recent 2-5 years

Bibliography of British and Irish History 1901+

Historical Abstracts 1956+

PRIMARY SOURCES PUBLISHED DURING HENRY VIII'S REIGN

Reference Source Reference Call Number
English Historical Documents DA 26 .E53
State Papers (during the reign of Henry VIII) OVERSIZE DA 331 .A45
Tudor Royal Proclamations 942.05 .G798t
The statutes of the realm : printed by command of His Majesty Kind George the Third in pursuance of an address of theHouse of Commons of Great Britain. From original records and authentic manuscripts.
SC/Neilson Reserve
KD132 1810a v.3
Early English Books Online click here

CITE YOUR SOURCES

For guidance on citing sources correctly visit the Libraries' Citation Guides & Style Manuals page. See especially links to MLA (Modern Language Association of America) style.

TAKE THE TWO REQUIRED QUIZZES

Please connect to Moodle and log into the Research Skills for Students class. Please take the two brief quizzes on Research Skills and the Plagiarism Challenge. (If you wish you may take these as many times as you like to get a perfect score).

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS LIBRARY CLASS?

Let us know your thoughts. Please fill out the brief Feedback Form.

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@email.smith.edu

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