Travel

Advances in technology had dramatically improved mapping and navigational possibilities that made travel within Europe easier, more comfortable, and more feasible. In the early seventeenth century, writers such as Fynes Moryson, Thomas Coryat, and William Lithgow began to provide accounts of their extensive travels. However, the ethnological models that were used by Europeans in the sixteenth century were hardly modern. While the discovery of the New World showed the scope and diversity of the known universe, it also encouraged a heightened xenophobia and racism. There are also other more practical considerations implying that change was not as rapid as might be expected. This article examines travel in the context of cultural history and how the Reformation became a key impediment to travel. It looks at travelers who were prepared to go beyond what was generally expected or even acceptable despite the obvious dangers and discomforts, focusing on the experiences of Margery Kempe and William Lithgow.

Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Diversity (politics) · Environmental ethics · Literature · Political science · Racism · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Travel writing · Xenophobia · Anthropology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Computer Science · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity

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