The Later Tudors: England, 1547-1603

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Oxford University Press, 1998 - 606 Seiten
The Later Tudors, the second volume to be published in Oxford's authoritative series The New Oxford History of England, tells the story of England between the accession of Edward VI and the death of Elizabeth I. The second half of the sixteenth century was a period of intense conflict between the nations of Europe, and between competing Catholic and Protestant beliefs. These struggles produced acute anxiety in England, but the nation was saved from the disasters that befell her neighbors and, by the end of Elizabeth's reign, achieved a remarkable sense of political and religious identity.
In this masterly and comprehensive study, Penry Williams explains how this process came about. He begins by weaving together the political, religious, and economic history of the nation, setting out the workings and development of the English state. Later chapters establish the broader perspective, with a thorough analysis of English society, family relations, and culture, focusing on the ways in which art and literature were used to uphold--and sometimes to subvert--the social and political order. The final chapter looks to Europe and across the seas at England's part in the shaping of the New World.
 

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THE RULE OF PROTECTOR SOMERSET
31
Social and Agrarian Policy
46
The Fall of Somerset
56
THE REIGN OF MARY TUDOR
90
THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
124
ENGLISH SOCIETY
160
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ELIZABETHAN RULE
229
THE ROAD TO WAR 15731588
271
ART POWER AND THE SOCIAL ORDER
389
RELIGION IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND
454
FAMILY KINSFOLK AND NEIGHBOURS
497
ENGLAND AND THE WORLD
520
Glossary
540
Bibliography
561
Index
581
Urheberrecht

THE FINAL YEARS 15881603
325

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Penry Williams is Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford.

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