The Later Tudors: England 1547-1603The Later Tudors is an authoritative and comprehensive study of England between the accession of Edward VI and the death of Elizabeth I—a turbulent period of conflict amongst European nations, and between warring Catholics and Protestants. These internal and external struggles created anxiety in England, but by the end of Elizabeth's reign the nation had achieved a remarkable sense of political and religious identity. Penry Williams combines the political, religious and economic history of the nation with a broader analysis of English society, family relations, and culture, in order to explain the workings and development of the English state. The result is an incisive and wide-ranging analysis that culminates in an assessment of England's part in the shaping of the New World. |
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... Council was preoccupied with the French pres- ence in Scotland and with the security of the northern border . From 1570 , however , French influence in Scotland was reduced and the Protestant lords established a hold - if occasionally a ...
... Council was preoccupied with the French pres- ence in Scotland and with the security of the northern border . From 1570 , however , French influence in Scotland was reduced and the Protestant lords established a hold - if occasionally a ...
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... Council of sixteen , who were also executors of the will ; the Council should decide matters by ma- jority vote , aided by twelve assistants . The Council contained all Edward Seymour's principal allies - Lisle , Paget , Denny , Herbert ...
... Council of sixteen , who were also executors of the will ; the Council should decide matters by ma- jority vote , aided by twelve assistants . The Council contained all Edward Seymour's principal allies - Lisle , Paget , Denny , Herbert ...
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... Council . Possibly Thomas Seymour had been put up to make his claim by Warwick , in the hope of securing his own progress by making bad blood between the brothers . Of that we cannot be sure ; but relations between them were from that ...
... Council . Possibly Thomas Seymour had been put up to make his claim by Warwick , in the hope of securing his own progress by making bad blood between the brothers . Of that we cannot be sure ; but relations between them were from that ...
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... Council . During Henry's last years he had led two successful invasions into Scotland and had been made Lieutenant of the Kingdom while Henry was campaigning in France during the summer of 1544. Luck had been on his side , but so had ...
... Council . During Henry's last years he had led two successful invasions into Scotland and had been made Lieutenant of the Kingdom while Henry was campaigning in France during the summer of 1544. Luck had been on his side , but so had ...
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... Council by Henry's will , he was restored to membership in March 1547 . After Paget resigned from the secretaryship , Petre remained in sole charge of the office until the appointment of Sir Thomas Smith nine months later . Petre was a ...
... Council by Henry's will , he was restored to membership in March 1547 . After Paget resigned from the secretaryship , Petre remained in sole charge of the office until the appointment of Sir Thomas Smith nine months later . Petre was a ...
Contents
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3 The Rule of Northumberland | 60 |
4 The Reign of Mary Tudor | 86 |
5 The Structure of Government | 124 |
6 English Society | 160 |
7 The Establishment of Elizabethan Rule 15581572 | 229 |
8 The Road to War 15731588 | 271 |
11 Religion in Elizabethan England | 454 |
12 Family Kinsfolk and Neighbours | 497 |
13 England and the World | 520 |
Glossary | 540 |
Genealogical Tables | 543 |
Chronology | 547 |
Bibliography | 561 |
Index | 581 |
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