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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... reflected in the historiography. Equally, however, there is confusion: was Henry the last medieval or the first early modern king of England.> This is compounded by the fact that the sources for the reign are more scattered and ...
... reflected in the historiography. Equally, however, there is confusion: was Henry the last medieval or the first early modern king of England.> This is compounded by the fact that the sources for the reign are more scattered and ...
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... reflected in several demonstrations of Henry's concept of kingship. In the first five years of the reign he ordered a new coinage and built a new warship, the Sovereign, making much use of the arched imperial crown which signified more ...
... reflected in several demonstrations of Henry's concept of kingship. In the first five years of the reign he ordered a new coinage and built a new warship, the Sovereign, making much use of the arched imperial crown which signified more ...
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... reflected an agreed-upon theory of reciprocal rights and responsibilities. The king was expected to provide the realm with protection and justice. When an extraordinary event, usually military, became too expensive to be borne from the ...
... reflected an agreed-upon theory of reciprocal rights and responsibilities. The king was expected to provide the realm with protection and justice. When an extraordinary event, usually military, became too expensive to be borne from the ...
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... reflected universal themes. Henry alive probably attracted jokes and comments about his six wives. The king dead, however, must have chilled the more aware, whatever their station in life. Edward VI was but a young boy and must have ...
... reflected universal themes. Henry alive probably attracted jokes and comments about his six wives. The king dead, however, must have chilled the more aware, whatever their station in life. Edward VI was but a young boy and must have ...
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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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