What Are Diaries In History?

What Are Diaries In History? A diary is a record (originally in handwritten format) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Why are diaries a good primary source? Personal texts–diaries, memoirs, letters, autobiographies, and papers–usually make excellent primary sources because they were

What Did Queen Elizabeth Write?

What Did Queen Elizabeth Write? Critics have traced her role as subject of or inspiration for such works as Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene (1590-1596), William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1600), and some Petrarchan sonnets, but have she herself was the author of only a few poems and translations. Does the Queen Journal? The