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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... influences . Contemporary develop- ments , particularly Britain's membership of the European Union and EU initiatives ... influence of continental European historians , particularly given the renewed interest in comparative history which ...
... influence of the ruling magnates : Northumberland , for instance , had on his death been retaining 84 lords , knights and squires costing over £ 1,700.46 In Ireland , relations with Kildare remained strained , despite a royal par- don ...
... influence on foreign policy . 18 Faced with this threat to his influence with the king , Wolsey struck first . Hitherto , he had encouraged the king in his pleasures , but now he reversed his strategy , introducing wide - ranging ...
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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 |