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Authority and Disorder in Tudor Times 1485-1603 / Thomas, Paul

1999

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Edition	2004 (Reprint)
Publication	Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description	v, 122pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	The Tudor period was turbulent, characterised by political strife, religious change, wars, economic catastrophe, social disorder and rebellion. The author provides a lively account of these issues and examines the challenges they presented to the Tudor monarchs.
Contents	The question of authority The king's peace The changing role of monarchy Law and power The courts Justice within the counties The parishes Parliament The church, religion and authority The impact of the church on society The church, law and government The Reformation The attitude of the government to dissent 'The great web' - informal authority Society in disarray A male-dominated society Marriage The family Violence and discipline The reformation of manners The witch-craze Poverty and vagrancy The mid-Tudor crisis The root causes The succession Faction Religion Society and the economy The Celtic Nations Wales; Ireland; Scotland The consequences of Tudor policy Elizabeth I and the recovery of Monarchy The position in 1558 Administration under Elizabeth The religious settlement Foreign fears Domestic dangers Marriage and succession Puritanism, the Church of England and the Queen's peace The puritan challenge Social conformity Printing and new learning The queen's peace Tudor rebellions Early troubles Major rebellions Two late rebellions Who were the rebellions and what did they want? Other channels - a stronger regime The flowering of the Elizabethan state Ruling class views of the poor Coercion Elizabethan commissions Regulation of the poor Problems and solutions Select bibliography Glossary Chronology Index
Standard Number	0521626441 Pb.

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IGCSE ; Great Britain - History - Tudors, 1485-1603 ; Great Britain - Politics and government - 1485-1603

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Changing nature of warfare: The development of land warfare from 1792 to 1945 / Browning, Peter

2002

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Edition	2004 (Reprint)
Publication	Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description	vi, 202pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	This book provides a detailed survey of the changing complexities of modern warfare - with particular emphasis on land warfare. Peter Browning examines how and why warfare changed between 1792 and 1945. Traces the development from the 'impulse' warfare of Napoleon, via the political wars of the mid 19th century and the trench warfare of 1914-18, to Blitzkrieg in 1939-45.
Contents	Introduction Limited warfare: wars in the mid eighteenth century Impulse warfare: wars in the age of Napoleon Political warfare: wars in the mid nineteenth century Position warfare: the First World War Armoured warfare: the Second World War Land warfare, 1792-1945 Appendix Paying for war: choices and consequences Further reading and viewing Glossary of key terms Chronology of key technical innovations, 1784-1914 Index
Standard Number	0521000467 Pb.

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IGCSE ; War and society ; Warfare conventional - 18th century ; Warfare conventional - 19th century ; Warfare conventional - 20th century ; Women and war

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Crown and Parliaments, 1558-1689 / Seel, Graham E

2001

Seel, Graham E	Book
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Publication	Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description	116pBlack Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	Examines the relations between the crown and parliament in England between the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 and the Revolution of 1688-89. Analysis on the changing nature of royal powers during this period and the limitations that were gradually placed upon them.
Contents	Introduction The position in 1558 - The monarchy: nature and powers The role of parliaments The privy council and royal advisers Law courts and the rule of law The Elizabeth church settlement Conclusions Document case study Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 - Elizabeth's personality Parliaments and politics, 1558-85 Religion and the church, 1558-85 Elizabeth's 'second reign', 1585-1603 Document case study James VI and I, 1603-25 - James personality Jacobean parliaments, 1604-24 Religion and the church, 1603-25 Document case study Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, 1625-60 - The personalities of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell Parliaments and politics, 1625-60 Religion and the collapse of the national church, 1625-60 Document case study Charles II and James VII and II, 1660-88 - The personalities of Charles II and James VII and II Parliament and politics, 1660-88 Religion and the Restoration church, 1660-88 Document case study The position in 1689 - The monarchy: nature and powers The role of parliament The privy council and royal advisers Law courts and the rule of law Religion and the church Conclusions Document case study Select bibliography Chronology Index
Standard Number	052177537X Pb.

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IGCSE ; Great Britain - Parliament - History - 16th century ; Great Britain - Parliament - History - 17th century ; Great Britain - Politics and government - 1558-1603 ; Great Britain - Politics and government - 1603-1714

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Expansion, War and Rebellion : Europe, 1598-1661 / Deakin, Quentin

2000

Deakin, Quentin	Book
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Publication	Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description	178pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	Addresses some key issues to understand seventeenth-century Europe - characterised by war, rebellion, social upheaval, economic expansion and scientific discovery.
Contents	Introduction: was it all doom and gloom? The people divided - Overview In what ways was their environment different from ours? How far did ethnic differences create divisions? How did social class, gender and age affect your chances? What was the quality of life? Powers and faiths - Overview Which were the most poweful states? Apart from emerging nation-states, what else commanded loyalty? When and why did Christianity start to be divided? France: Richelieu - Overview Why was Mazarin faced by rebellion? Why were Mazarin and monarchy in France able to survive? How far did the foreign policy of Richelieu and Mazarin extend the power of France? Historical sources Revolt and decline in Spain: Lerma and Olivares - Overview Why were the problems of governing Spain? How effective were Spain's kings and their ministers? Historical sources The extent of Decline in Spain - Overview What were the problems of governing Spain in its period of deepest crisis? Why were there economic problems? How far did Spain remain a major power? Historical sources The economic and social foundation of the United Provinces - Overview How did the Dutch take advantage of the decline of the Mediterranean economy? What were the secrets of Holland's success? What was the impact of war on the Dutch economy? Historical sources Causes of the Thirty Years' War - Overview What were the effects of the Catholic revival in France, Spain, Austria and Bavaria? How was the Holy Roman Empire caught up in the ambitions of the Bourbons and Habsburgs? Why did the Thirty Years' War break out in 1618? Historical sources Picture case study The war and its consequences - Overview What were the effects of foreign intervention? Why could the Habsburgs not maintain their early successes? What was the outcome of the Thirty Years' War? Historical sources The European witch-hunt - Overview Why was there a European witch-hunt in the first half of the seventeenth century? Who were the accused and who the persecutors? What are the different views taken by historians on this topic? Historical sources The scientific revolution - fact or fiction? - Overview How did science change as a result of both the contribution of individuals and broader developments in society? What was the balance of continuity and change in biology and chemistry? Why was less progress made than in physics? Was there a 'scientific revolution' in this century? Why have some historians preferre to describe developments as a scientific movement rather than a 'revolution'? Historical sources Further reading Index
Standard Number	052158616X Pb.

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IGCSE ; Europe - History - 1517-1648 ; Europe - Thirty Years' War

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Hitler and Nazi Germany / McDonough, Frank

1999

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Edition	2007 (9th reprint)
Publication	Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description	vii, 152pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	The author explains the dramatic history of the Nazi period, which examines Hitler's role and the broader dimensions of Nazi rule.
Contents	Adolf Hitler: early life, ideology and rise to power, 1889-1933 Family background and early life Hitler's Vienna years, 1908-13 Hitler moves to Munich, 1913 Hitler at war The early growth of the Nazi party The munich beer hall putsch Hitler's ideology and aims Hitler's rise to power The Nazi state and economy The consolidation of power, 1933-34 The Nazi state The economy in Nazi Germany Life inside Nazi Germany: social and cultural developments The rituals of Nazi power Property ownership The army Law and order The family Education Youth Women Propaganda Health Opposition and resistance inside Nazi Germany The church The army and Foreign office Communist resistance The Kreisau Circle Industrial workers Social Democrats University students Youth protest Humour Foreign policy: Hitler's road to war, 1933-39 Hitler moves cautiously German rearmament The Abyssinian crisis The occupation of the Rhineland The Spanish Civil War Relations with Italy, Japan and Britain The Hossbach memorandum The Anschluss The Czech crisis The Munich agreement Poland under threat The prelude to the Nazi-Soviet pact The outbreak of the Second World War Hitler at war, 1939-45 Hitler as war lord The successful Nazi Blitzkreig, 1939-40 The Battle of Britain, 1940 Hitler decides to attack the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa: the first phase, 22 June-December 1941 The German campaign in the Soviet Union, 1942-43 Military defeats for the Axis powers, 1942-44 The attack in Western Europe The final assault on Nazi Germany, 1944-45 The last days of Hitler Mass murder under Nazi rule The development of anti-Semitism Jewish discrimination, 1933-37 The growth of radical anti-Semitism, 1937-39 The euthanasia programme, 1939-41 The persecution of the Jews, 1939-41 The movement towards the Final Solution The transition to systematic extermination: mass shootings in the Soviet Union The Wannsee conference (1942) The administration of death The extermination camps The broader dimensions of Nazi genocide The singular fate of the Jews The verdict of historians The problems of debate Adolf Hitler: master of Nazi germany? Foreign Policy A social revolution? The historians and the Nazi economy The Holocaust Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Chronology Index
Standard Number	9780521595025 Pb.

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Germany - History - 1933-1945 ; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 ; Transfer to IBDP

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Lancastrians to Tudors: England, 1450-1509 / Pickering, Andrew

2000

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Edition	2003
Publication	UK, 2000.
Description	180pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	The Wars of the Roses and the struggle for the throne between the Houses of York and Lancaster dominate the history of England in the latter half of the fifteenth century. But what were the causes of over forty years of sporadic civil war and how was political stability at last restored? Andrew Pickering addresses the issues critical to the study of this period and analyses the historical debates surrounding the characters and events.
Contents	Fifteenth-century kingship and the reign of Henry VI The Wars of the Roses and the first reign of Edward IV The end of the Yorkists, 1471-85 Henry VII and the establishment of the Tudor dynasty Henry VII and the government of England Social and economic change in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries Document study: The Wars of the Roses, 1450-85
Standard Number	0521557461 Pb.

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IGCSE ; Great Britain - History - Henry VII, 1485-1509 ; Great Britain - History - Cancaster and York, 1399-1485 ; England - Civilization - 16th century ; England - Civilization - 1066-1485 ; Great Britain - History - Lancaster and York, 1339 - 1485

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Opposition and resistance in Nazi Germany / McDonough, Frank

2001

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Publication	Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description	iv, 68pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	The author provides a clear account of opposition and resistance towards the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 and presents the historical debate surrounding this important aspect of the history of Nazi Germany.
Contents	Introduction Opposition and resistance from Social democrats, Communists and industrial workers Youth protest Student protest: the White Rose Opposition and resistance from the Christian churches The conservative and military resistance against Hitler 20 July 1944: Stauffenberg and the bomb attempt on Hitler's life The historical debate Select bibliography Chronology Index
Standard Number	052100358X Pb.

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Germany - Politics and government - 1933-1945 ; Government, Resistance to - Germany - History - 20th century ; Anti-Nazi movement - Germany ; Transfer to IBDP

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Regicide and Republic : England 1603-1660 / Seel, Graham E

2001

Seel, Graham E	Book
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Publication	Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description	218pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	Gives an account of the main political, religious and economic factors that help explain the events of the turbulent period from 1603-1660, and assesses the role of leading personalities such as James VI and I, Charles I, Buckingham and Cromwell.
Contents	I Politics and religion, 1603-29 England in 1603 - Introduction A decade of crises, 1593-1603 The government of England The church in England The royal succession The reign of James I, 1603-25 - Overview Crown and parliament Royal finances Religious policy Foreign policy James I's achievements England, 1625-29 - Overview The new king Wars with Spain and France, 1625-29 King and parliament, 1625-29 Politics and religion, 1603-29: a summary - II Personal Rule and civil war, 1629-49 Personal Rule, 1629-40 - Overview The nature of Personal Rule The policy of Thorough Balancing the books Laud and religious policies Eleven Years' Tyranny or Personal Rule? The outbreak of civil war, 1637-42 - Overview From the Prayer Book crisis to the First Bishops'War, 1637-39 The Short Parliament and the Second Bishops'War, 1640 The Long Parliament, November 1640 to September 1641 Division, rebellion and civil war, October 1641 to August 1642 Historical interpretation: the origins of the Civil Wars The First Civil War, 1642-46 - Overview Taking sides The main stages of the First Civil War Why did the royalists lose the First Civil War? The consequences of the First Civil War The road to regicide, 1646-49 - Overview The search for a settlement, 1646-47 Why was there no negotiated settlement from 1646 to 1647? Rebellion and war, 1648 The English Revolution, 1648-49 Why was Charles I tried and executed? III The Interregnum, 1649-60 The Rump and the Nominated Assembly, 1649-53 - Overview The republic established, 1649 Enemies within and without, 1649-51 Domestic policy Foreign policy The dissolution of the Rump The Nominated Assembly, 1653 The Protectorate, 1653-59 - Overview Cromwell and the Protectorate An assessment of Cromwell The Protectorate after Oliver Cromwell Cromwell's foreign policy, 1653-58 - Overview The context of Cromwell's foreign policy The Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-54 From the Dutch War to the Spanish War, 1654-55 War with Spain, 1656-58 Cromwell's foreign policy: an assessment The Restoration - Overview The Rump restored and dismissed, 1659 The army divided, 1659 The return of the Long Parliament The Convention Parliament Why was the monarchy restored? What was restored in 1660? The Interregnum, 1649-60: a summary IV Economy and society, 1603-60 Economic change - Overview Population and prices Agriculture and industry Trade and empire The Civil Wars and the economy London - Overiew London, the largest city The importance of London The growth of radical sects - Overview The freedom of the presses The Levellers The True Levellers Seekers, Ranters, Quakers, and Fifth Monarchists Witchcraft - Overview The main features of witchcraft Witches and witch-finding, 1603-60 Why were people persecuted for witchcraft? Document study: The English Civil Wars, 1637-49 Further reading Index
Standard Number	0521589886 Pb.

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IGCSE ; Great Britain - History - Charles I, 1625-1649 ; Great Britain - History - Civil War, 1642-1649 ; Great Britain - History - Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660

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Revolution, Radicalism and Reform: England 1780-1846 / Brown, Richard

2000

Brown, Richard	Book
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Edition	2004
Publication	UK, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description	220pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	The period from the late eighteenth century to the first part of the nineteenth century was characterised by change: rapid industrial change, the agricultural revolution, political, economic and social reform. Yet there was also continuity, which led to tensions between improvement and resistance, modernity and tradition, rich and poor. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform provides a foundation for the study of the political, economic and social developments of the period. Topics covered include: Pitt and Liverpool, the French wars, the age of Peel, economy and industrialisation, poverty and Chartism. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform is part of the Cambridge Perspectives in History series. The book matches the requirements of the OCR examination specifications. It is suitable for all Advanced Subsidiary (AS) students, as well as students and undergraduates needing an introduction to the period. The book also contains a document study section on the condition of England at that time.
Contents	Britain in the 1780s William Pitt,1783-1801 Tory dominance and decline, 1812-30 The Whig reforms, 1830-41 Redefining Toryism Peel and Ireland Britain at war, 1793-1815 Foreign policy, 1814-41 The first industrial nation Responding to economic change Children, work and education, 1833-53 From Speenhamland to the new Poor Law, 1830-47 Chadwick and public health, 1830-54 Chartism Document study: The condition of England, 1832-53 Further reading Index
Standard Number	0521567882 Pb.

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IGCSE ; Great Britain - History - Victoria, 1837-1901 ; England - Civilization - 19th century ; England - Civilization - 18th century

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Tudor Monarchies, 1485-1603 / McGurk, John

1999

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Edition	2004 (Reprint)
Publication	Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description	124pDark Blue Spine
Series	Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract	Provides an overview of the rule of the Tudor monarchs Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. Also gives an analysis on the changing role of the English monarchy in government and its impact on society from the reign of Edward VI to the death of Elizabeth.
Contents	The monarchy - The monarch and the law The rise of bureaucracy The monarch in parliament Document case study York and Lancaster: the background to the Tudors - The Wars of the Roses The Yorkist ascendancy Edward IV Richard III Document case study Henry VII: 1485-1509 - The foundation of the Tudor dynasty Henry VII: his character and abilities Henry's administration: law and order finance Henry VII and Wales The Council of the North Foreign affairs Henry VII and Ireland Henry's achievements Document case study Henry VIII: 1509-1547 - The character of Henry VIII Renaissance England Cardinal Wolsey Foreign policy: Wolsey and the king The royal supremacy and the Reformation Henry VIII's last years Henry VIII and Wales Henry VIII and Ireland Henry VIII and the kingdom of Scotland Document case study Edward VI: 1547-1553 - Somerset: Protector of the Realm, 1547-1549 Financial problems Religious change Social policy and rebellion The rule of Northumberland, 1549-1553 Document case study Mary Tudor: 1553-1558 - The accession and early legislation The religious settlement The Spanish marriage The Wyatt Rebellion The Catholic restoration Mary's last years Document case study Elizabeth I: the early years, 1558-1588 - An insecure accession The problem of religion The Elizabeth settlement Puritan opposition The Catholic threat The Northern Rebellion, 1569 Catholic martyrs The international scene The execution of Mary Queen of Scots Document case study Elizabeth I: the last years, 1588-1603 - The Armada The economy Parliament, puritans and opposition to the queen Local government and administration The cult of Gloriana and the Elizabeth Age Document case study Conclusion Select bibliography Chronology Index
Standard Number	0521596653 Pb.

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IGCSE ; Great Britain - History - Tudors, 1485-1603 ; Tudor, House of ; Monarchy - Great Britain - History - 16th century

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