The Making of the British Isles: The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660The history of the British Isles is the story of four peoples linked together by a process of state building that was as much about far-sighted planning and vision as coincidence, accident and failure. It is a history of revolts and reversal, familial bonds and enmity, the study of which does much to explain the underlying tension between the nations of modern day Britain. The Making of the British Islesrecounts the development of the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time of the Anglo-French dual monarchy under Henry VI through the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation crisis, the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the Anglo-Scottish dynastic union, the British multiple monarchy and the Cromwellian Republic, ending with the acts of British Union and the Restoration of the Monarchy.
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... Lowland region which , by reason of a coincidence of suitable soils and a favourable climate , could almost everywhere support arable farming . This absence of major river barriers or extensive forests , fens or bogs meant that Lowland ...
... Lowland division in that kingdom , that ' Highland society was based on kinship modified by feudalism , Lowland society on feudalism tempered by kinship ' . " This statement was true also of many other parts of upland Britain , where ...
... Lowland England , progress towards a more peaceful , ' civil ' society was only gradual , following the personal efforts of successive monarchs down to Elizabeth's reign . To the north and west , however , lay a predomin- antly upland ...
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The Making of the British Isles: The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660 Steven G. Ellis No preview available - 2007 |