The Later Tudors: England 1547-1603

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Oxford University Press, Mar 13, 1998 - History - 606 pages
The 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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Contents

1 Introduction
1
2 The Rule of Protector Somerset
31
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

9 The Final Years 15881603
325
10 Art Power and The Social Order
389

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Penry Williams is Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford.

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