A Companion to Tudor BritainRobert Tittler, Norman L. Jones A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles.
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... Crown Community and the Conflict of Cultures 1470-1603; Tudor Frontiers and Noble Power: the Making ofthe British State; and Ireland in the Age of the Tudors: English Expansion and the End ofGaelic Rule, 1447—1603. He is currently ...
... Crown Community and the Conflict of Cultures 1470-1603; Tudor Frontiers and Noble Power: the Making ofthe British State; and Ireland in the Age of the Tudors: English Expansion and the End ofGaelic Rule, 1447—1603. He is currently ...
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... crown served as a potential threat to the Elizabethan state. Elizabeth kept her under house arrest, and eventually made the difficult decision to have her executed for treason in 1587. Ironically, this century of A Companion to Tudor ...
... crown served as a potential threat to the Elizabethan state. Elizabeth kept her under house arrest, and eventually made the difficult decision to have her executed for treason in 1587. Ironically, this century of A Companion to Tudor ...
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... crown under Edward I in 1284, but not until the Act of Union passed by the English parliament in 1536, reinforced by another broad Act of 1543, did Wales begin to become integrated with the English administrative system and to gain ...
... crown under Edward I in 1284, but not until the Act of Union passed by the English parliament in 1536, reinforced by another broad Act of 1543, did Wales begin to become integrated with the English administrative system and to gain ...
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... crown which signified more than mere kingly power. He also emphasized the sacral nature of kingship: his proposed effigy at the heart of Westminster Abbey on top of the shrine of Edward the Confessor would have shown him receiving the crown ...
... crown which signified more than mere kingly power. He also emphasized the sacral nature of kingship: his proposed effigy at the heart of Westminster Abbey on top of the shrine of Edward the Confessor would have shown him receiving the crown ...
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... crown. This was most apparent in his dealings with the landowning classes. The remainder of this chapter will, therefore, deal with how Henry's policies towards the political elites established the Tudor dynasty firmly on the throne of ...
... crown. This was most apparent in his dealings with the landowning classes. The remainder of this chapter will, therefore, deal with how Henry's policies towards the political elites established the Tudor dynasty firmly on the throne of ...
Contents
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Part II Belief | 201 |
Part III People and Groups | 307 |
Part IV Culture | 401 |
Bibliography | 526 |
Index | 563 |
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