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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... regime also came close to establishing a professional standing army for the defence of its French possessions against the Valois king , Charles VII.2 Had things turned out otherwise in 1449–53 , the relationship between the British ...
... regime , but in practice the magnates were mainly absentees , ruling their regions , leaving trusted officers and relatives to do most of the work . The exclusion of religious conservatives and the subsequent decline of the magnate ...
... regime's initially very narrow base of support . Traditionally , the revenues of English monarchs had accrued ... regime in 1560 was the question of the queen's marriage and the succession . It was widely believed that rule by a 18 G.R. ...
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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 |