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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... remained very militarised . The magnates remained a military elite , except perhaps in sheltered parts of Lowland England . Apart from Gaelic Ireland , even the peasantry was accustomed to bear arms . 10 Thus , military leadership was ...
... remained Catholic or became Protestant . The two British mon- archies eventually opted for Protestant settlements , with the further result that Protestantism became an important element in both English and Scottish identities , and ...
... remained an amateur and unpaid instrument of central authority in the shires , which could neither produce the number nor the calibre of soldiers required to wage a successful war against professional continental armies . The combined ...
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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 |