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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... sixteenth century was published in 1974. Since 1965 he has lectured at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has published on various aspects of the early modern English town, and on the phenomenon of urban decline in the later middle ...
... sixteenth century was published in 1974. Since 1965 he has lectured at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has published on various aspects of the early modern English town, and on the phenomenon of urban decline in the later middle ...
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... sixteenth century we thought it essential to start with the reigns of Henry VII of England (1485—1509), and Iames IV (1488—1513) of Scotland. It was logical to conclude the book in 1603 when Iames VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth ...
... sixteenth century we thought it essential to start with the reigns of Henry VII of England (1485—1509), and Iames IV (1488—1513) of Scotland. It was logical to conclude the book in 1603 when Iames VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth ...
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... sixteenth-century Britain has been stood on its head since the days ofG. R. Elton and I. D. Mackie. In the mid-twentieth century historians were emphasizing the processes of centralization from the top down. Classically spelled out in ...
... sixteenth-century Britain has been stood on its head since the days ofG. R. Elton and I. D. Mackie. In the mid-twentieth century historians were emphasizing the processes of centralization from the top down. Classically spelled out in ...
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... sixteenth century. If we accept that strong central government is a good thing, then we might concur with S. T. Bindoff who concluded that Henry was 'the most uniformly successful of English kings';19 however, if we perceive no inherent ...
... sixteenth century. If we accept that strong central government is a good thing, then we might concur with S. T. Bindoff who concluded that Henry was 'the most uniformly successful of English kings';19 however, if we perceive no inherent ...
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... sixteenth century, and whatever one chooses to call these changes, they were fundamental and could not be reversed. England eventually emerged from over a century of reformation and revolution a Protestant rather than a Catholic realm ...
... sixteenth century, and whatever one chooses to call these changes, they were fundamental and could not be reversed. England eventually emerged from over a century of reformation and revolution a Protestant rather than a Catholic realm ...
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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