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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... death in 1483.46 The final phase of the Wars was precipitated by rivalries which broke out in the Yorkist camp after Edward's death , notably between his queen and his younger brother , Richard , duke of Gloucester . Richard had been ...
... death in 1560 , a succession of reliable outsiders held the presidency , the earl of Rutland ( 1561–3 ) , Archbishop ... death in 1563 , but was kept at court , and there- after the obedient Henry , Lord Scrope of Bolton , ruled the west ...
... death in 1612 of Salisbury marked the beginning of a prolonged period of bitter factional division , scandal and administrative corruption which brought the court into disrepute and worsened the crown's already dismal financial ...
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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 |