| Edition |
2004 (Reprint)
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| Publication |
Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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| Description |
124pDark Blue Spine
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| Series |
Cambridge Perspectives in History
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| 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.
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Conclusion
Select bibliography
Chronology
Index
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| Standard Number |
0521596653 Pb.
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