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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... further border raids by both sides . Revolt in Cornwall prevented Henry from concentrating the full weight of English preparations against the Scots , but equally James counted the cost of his support for Warbeck . Accordingly , Warbeck ...
... further expense , although the loss of Calais saved £ 25,000 . In 1562 Elizabeth , recalling the successful Scottish intervention two years earlier , saw an oppor- tunity in the French civil wars to recover Calais . She would subsidise ...
... further tinkering with the kirk would provoke a more serious backlash and , wisely , he made no effort to see the ... further plantations should be sanctioned , and thereby a further diminution of Old English power effected , was 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 |