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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... rule as well as reign . The king aimed to impress both subjects and foreigners alike by the magnificence and display of his court . He took all important decisions himself and intervened person- ally to compose the countless disputes ...
... rule and defence for their subjects . Good rule still depended far more on the region's resident ruling magnates , chosen instruments of the popular Yorkist kings , than on an unknown absentee king from a rival dynasty . By contrast ...
... rule in Elizabeth's stead . Any doubts about Elizabeth's ability to rule were quickly dispelled ; and when marriage to a foreign prince was discussed , the English negotiat- ing position was Mary's 1553 marriage treaty which had ...
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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 |