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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... Counties English Counties 21 1234567 Cumberland 27 Nottingham 8 Derby 28 Oxford 9 Devon 29 Rutland 6a 10 Dorset 30 Shropshire 11 Durham 31 Somerset 29 12 Essex 32 Stafford 13 Gloucester 33 Suffolk 14 Hampshire 34 Surrey 15 Hereford 35 ...
... Counties Antrim 2 Armagh 18 Londonderry 19 Longford 8 Down 24 Queen's County 9 Dublin 25 Roscommon 10 Fermanagh 26 Sligo 11 Galway 27 Tipperary 12 Kerry 28 Tyrone 13 Kildare 29 14 Kilkenny 30 Waterford Westmeath 15 King's County 31 ...
... counties . The commission discovered that the laws concern- ing enclosure had not been enforced , Hales arguing that the commons were ' greatly decayed through the greediness of a few men ' . He sponsored two bills in parliament to ...
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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 |