The Later Tudors : England, 1547-1603
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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.show more
Product details
- Paperback | 640 pages
- 154.94 x 228.6 x 38.1mm | 929.86g
- 21 May 1998
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- English
- Annotated
- Revised ed.
- halftones, maps, tables
- 0192880446
- 9780192880444
- 329,489
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Enlivens the traditional formula of an Oxford history without sacrifice of authority. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Independent It should hold its own for some time...the best account for the serious reader History Todayshow more
About Penry Williams
Penry Williams is Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford.show more
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The Later Tudors tells the story of England between the accession of Edward VI and the death of Elizabeth I. The turbulent 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 neighbours and, by the end of Elizabeth's reign, had achieved a remarkable sense of political and religious identity. This masterly and comprehensive study explains how this process came about.show more
Table of contents
Maps and Tables; Abbreviations; Notes on Spelling ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Rule of Protector Somerset ; 3. The Rule of Northumberland ; 4. The Reign of Mary Tudor ; 5. The Structure of Government ; 6. English Society ; 7. The Establishment of Elizabethan Rule 1558-1572 ; 8. The Road to War 1573-1588 ; 9. The Final Years 1588-1603 ; 10. Art, Power and the Social Order ; 11. Religion in Elizabethan England ; 12. Family, Kinsfolk and Neighbours ; 13. England and the World ; Glossary; Genealogical Tables; Chronology; Bibliography; Indexshow more
Review Text
The 16th century in England was marked by turbulence, violence and disruption: harvest failures, rising rural poverty, religious strife. This, plus war and the threat of foreign invasion, tested the skill and tenacity of late-Tudor government to the limit. And yet, by the end of the century, the nation had attained a remarkable sense of political and religious unity and even a degree of political stability. This masterly and comprehensive new study of the period shows how that came about. (Kirkus UK)show more
