Early modern England, 1485-1714 : a narrative history
This survey of the Tudor-Stuart period assumes no prior knowledge of English history. The narrative shows how, under the Tudors and the Stuarts, England transformed itself from a feudal European state into a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth.
History
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List of Plates. List of Maps. Preface. Acknowledgments. Conventions and Abbreviations. Introduction: England and its People, ca 1485. 1. Establishing the Henrician State, 1485 - 1525. 2. (Dis-)Establishing the Henrician Church, 1525 - 1536. 3. Reformations and Counter-Reformations, 1536 - 1558. 4. The Elizabethan Settlement and its Challenges, 1558 - 1585. 5. The Elizabethan Triumph and Unsettlement, 1585 - 1603. 6. Merrie Olde England?, ca 1603. 7. The Early Stuarts and the Three Kingdoms, 1603 - 1642. 8. Civil War, Revolution, and the Search for Stability, 1642-1660. 9. Restoration and Revolution, 1660 - 1689. 10. War and Politics, 1689 - 1714. Conclusion: Augustan Polity, Society, and Culture, circa 1714. Notes. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Appendix: Genealogies. 1. The Yorkists and Lancastrians. 2. The Tudor and Stuarts. 3. The Stuarts and Hanoverians. Index.