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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... court . Around 1495 Henry VII had reorganised the privy chamber ( his private apartments ) , restricting access by providing it with its own staff ( half a dozen grooms ) and separating it from the great chamber and presence chamber in ...
... court of Henry VIII initially , men like Alexander Alane ( Alesius ) , John MacAlpine ( Maccabeus ) , John Willock , George Wishart and Robert Richardson ; but after Cromwell's fall they mostly moved on.30 There was also some demand for ...
... court . When , in September 1599 , the earl finally marched toward Ulster he parleyed with O'Neill – suspiciously conversing in private with him for 30 minutes . The outcome was a humiliat- ing 6 - week truce renewable the following ...
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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 |