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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... settlement in 1559. Apart from Elizabeth herself , almost no one had anticipated this . The settlement had pleased very few : most conservat- ives saw it as blatantly heretical , while reformers were irked by Elizabeth's retention of ...
... settlement was initially confined to the English heartland of the Pale , south Leinster , and some isolated outposts . Between 1561 and 1564 local commissions were issued to enforce the settlement in Westmeath , Armagh province , south ...
... settlement was initially confined to the English heartland of the Pale , south Leinster , and some isolated outposts . Between 1561 and 1564 local commissions were issued to enforce the settlement in Westmeath , Armagh province , south ...
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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 |