The Later Tudors : England 1547-1603.
Williams, Penry.
The Later Tudors : England 1547-1603. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (646 pages) - New Oxford History of England Series . - New Oxford History of England Series .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- Plates -- Maps and Tables -- Acknowledgements to Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Note on Spelling -- 1. Introduction -- 1. The Face of Britain -- 2. The Evidence -- 3. 1547-1603: An Overview -- 2. The Rule of Protector Somerset -- 1. The Henrician Inheritance -- 2. Somerset and Government -- 3. Scotland -- 4. Religion -- 5. Social and Agrarian Policy -- 6. 1549: Riot and Revolt -- 7. The Fall of Somerset -- 3. The Rule of Northumberland -- 1. The Achievement of Power -- 2. Government and Policy under Northumberland -- 3. Religious Change -- 4. Ireland -- 5. The Succession Crisis -- 4. The Reign of Mary Tudor -- 1. The Installation of the Regime -- 2. Wyatt's Rebellion and its Aftermath -- 3. The Spanish Marriage and the Return to Rome -- 4. Persecution and War, 1555-1558 -- 5. Marian Ireland -- 6. Marian Religion -- 7. Marian Politics -- 5. The Structure of Government -- 1. The Royal Court -- 2. The Privy Council -- 3. Parliament -- 4. The Executive Machine -- 5. Financial Institutions -- 6. The Lawcourts -- 7. Local Government -- 8. The Royal Servants -- 6. English Society -- 1. Prices -- 2. London -- 3. Provincial Towns -- 4. Rural Society -- 5. Domestic Houses and Palaces -- 6. Difficulties in Governing Town and Country -- 7. The Establishment of Elizabethan Rule, 1558-1572 -- 1. Accession and Settlement, 1558-1563 -- 2. The Years of Peace, 1564-1568 -- 3. The Crisis Years, 1568-1572 -- 4. Ireland, 1558-1572 -- 8. The Road to War, 1573-1588 -- 1. France and the Netherlands, 1573-1578 -- 2. The Anjou Match and the Netherlands, 1578-1582 -- 3. Ireland, 1573-1588: Colonization and Rebellion -- 4. Assassination Plots and the Spanish Threat, 1583-1585 -- 5. War and the Armada, 1585-1588 -- 9. The Final Years, 1588-1603 -- 1. Dramatis Personae. 2. Continental War and Domestic Faction, 1588-1595 -- 3. The Last Years of Lord Burghley, 1595-1598 -- 4. The Essex Rising, 1598-1601 -- 5. The End of the Reign, 1601-1603 -- 10. Art, Power, and The Social Order -- 1. The Social Context -- 2. Patronage -- 3. Censorship -- 4. Sources of Ideas and Imagery -- 5. 'Feigning Notable Images' -- 6. 'To Fashion a Gentleman' -- 7. 'Degree, Priority, and Place' -- 8. Elite and Popular Culture -- 11. Religion in Elizabethan England -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. The Church Established -- 3. The English Catholics -- 4. The Puritans -- 5. A Protestant Church? A Protestant Nation? -- 12. Family, Kinsfolk, and Neighbours -- 1. The Family -- 2. The Making of Marriages -- 3. Husband and Wife -- 4. Parents and Children -- 5. Kin and Lineage -- 6. Neighbours -- 13. England and the World -- 1. The British Problem -- 2. The Wider World -- 3. England and Europe -- Glossary -- Genealogical Tables -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index.
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. Penry Williams produces an incisive and wide-ranging analysis that culminates in an assessment of England's part in the shaping of the New World.
9780192543967
Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Electronic books.
DA315.W555 2013
942.05
The Later Tudors : England 1547-1603. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (646 pages) - New Oxford History of England Series . - New Oxford History of England Series .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- Plates -- Maps and Tables -- Acknowledgements to Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Note on Spelling -- 1. Introduction -- 1. The Face of Britain -- 2. The Evidence -- 3. 1547-1603: An Overview -- 2. The Rule of Protector Somerset -- 1. The Henrician Inheritance -- 2. Somerset and Government -- 3. Scotland -- 4. Religion -- 5. Social and Agrarian Policy -- 6. 1549: Riot and Revolt -- 7. The Fall of Somerset -- 3. The Rule of Northumberland -- 1. The Achievement of Power -- 2. Government and Policy under Northumberland -- 3. Religious Change -- 4. Ireland -- 5. The Succession Crisis -- 4. The Reign of Mary Tudor -- 1. The Installation of the Regime -- 2. Wyatt's Rebellion and its Aftermath -- 3. The Spanish Marriage and the Return to Rome -- 4. Persecution and War, 1555-1558 -- 5. Marian Ireland -- 6. Marian Religion -- 7. Marian Politics -- 5. The Structure of Government -- 1. The Royal Court -- 2. The Privy Council -- 3. Parliament -- 4. The Executive Machine -- 5. Financial Institutions -- 6. The Lawcourts -- 7. Local Government -- 8. The Royal Servants -- 6. English Society -- 1. Prices -- 2. London -- 3. Provincial Towns -- 4. Rural Society -- 5. Domestic Houses and Palaces -- 6. Difficulties in Governing Town and Country -- 7. The Establishment of Elizabethan Rule, 1558-1572 -- 1. Accession and Settlement, 1558-1563 -- 2. The Years of Peace, 1564-1568 -- 3. The Crisis Years, 1568-1572 -- 4. Ireland, 1558-1572 -- 8. The Road to War, 1573-1588 -- 1. France and the Netherlands, 1573-1578 -- 2. The Anjou Match and the Netherlands, 1578-1582 -- 3. Ireland, 1573-1588: Colonization and Rebellion -- 4. Assassination Plots and the Spanish Threat, 1583-1585 -- 5. War and the Armada, 1585-1588 -- 9. The Final Years, 1588-1603 -- 1. Dramatis Personae. 2. Continental War and Domestic Faction, 1588-1595 -- 3. The Last Years of Lord Burghley, 1595-1598 -- 4. The Essex Rising, 1598-1601 -- 5. The End of the Reign, 1601-1603 -- 10. Art, Power, and The Social Order -- 1. The Social Context -- 2. Patronage -- 3. Censorship -- 4. Sources of Ideas and Imagery -- 5. 'Feigning Notable Images' -- 6. 'To Fashion a Gentleman' -- 7. 'Degree, Priority, and Place' -- 8. Elite and Popular Culture -- 11. Religion in Elizabethan England -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. The Church Established -- 3. The English Catholics -- 4. The Puritans -- 5. A Protestant Church? A Protestant Nation? -- 12. Family, Kinsfolk, and Neighbours -- 1. The Family -- 2. The Making of Marriages -- 3. Husband and Wife -- 4. Parents and Children -- 5. Kin and Lineage -- 6. Neighbours -- 13. England and the World -- 1. The British Problem -- 2. The Wider World -- 3. England and Europe -- Glossary -- Genealogical Tables -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index.
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. Penry Williams produces an incisive and wide-ranging analysis that culminates in an assessment of England's part in the shaping of the New World.
9780192543967
Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Electronic books.
DA315.W555 2013
942.05