| Author | : Stephen J. Lee |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2006-09-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1134415842 |
Covering a topic which features on all three exam board specifications, this new book for A2 level history students explores the turmoil that encompassed the reigns of Edwards VI and Mary – the mid-tudor period.
| Author | : G.R. Elton |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2018-08-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0429854412 |
‘Anyone who writes about the Tudor century puts his head into a number of untamed lions’ mouths.’ G.R. Elton, Preface Geoffrey Elton (1921–1994) was one of the great historians of the Tudor period. England Under the Tudors is his major work and an outstanding history of a crucial and turbulent period in British and European history. Revised several times since its first publication in 1955, England Under the Tudors charts a historical period that witnessed monumental changes in religion, monarchy, and government – and one that continued to shape British history long after. Spanning the commencement of Henry VII's reign to the death of Elizabeth I, Elton’s magisterial account is populated by many colourful and influential characters, from Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, and Thomas Cromwell to Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots. Elton also examines aspects of the Tudor period that had been previously overlooked, such as empire and commonwealth, agriculture and industry, seapower, and the role of the arts and literature. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Diarmaid MacCulloch.
| Author | : Jenni Hyde |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2018-02-15 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1351372998 |
Singing the News is the first study to concentrate on sixteenth-century ballads, when there was no regular and reliable alternative means of finding out news and information. It is a highly readable and accessible account of the important role played by ballads in spreading news during a period when discussing politics was treason. The study provides a new analytical framework for understanding the ways in which balladeers spread their messages to the masses. Jenni Hyde focusses on the melody as much as the words, showing how music helped to shape the understanding of texts. Music provided an emotive soundtrack to words which helped to shape sixteenth-century understandings of gendered monarchy, heresy and the social cohesion of the commonwealth. By combining the study of ballads in manuscript and print with sources such as letters and state records, the study shows that when their topics edged too close to sedition, balladeers were more than capable of using sophisticated methods to disguise their true meaning in order to safeguard themselves and their audience, and above all to ensure that their news hit home.
| Author | : Whitney Richard David Jones |
| Publisher | : [London] : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 1973 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
"Teachers and students of history are often aware of the need for a bridge between the detailed, and often scattered, findings of recent research and the requirements of the reader who wishes to study a problem in some depth but whose time and expertise are both limited. The Mid-Tudor Crisis, 1539–1563 attempts to provide such a bridge by way of guidance and introduction to the topic indicated in its title. The concept of a 'mid-Tudor crisis' is not new, but Mr Jones has written the first book specifically devoted to its study. Its time-span is at first sight unusual, yet it is hard to think of any better dates than those chosen. For the crisis is considered as a whole, and the separate treatment accorded to its different aspects serves both to demonstrate the essential element of continuity and to bring out the full significance of their interrelationship. After consideration of its nature and scope, successive chapters examine the crisis in its dynastic, governmental, religious, social and economic, and diplomatic contexts. Treatment is well balanced as between themes, reigns, and the sometimes conflicting views of recent research Presentation is scholarly (with note-references and a full bibliography) and has the clarity of exposition which is essential for students. the result is an up-to-date and well-informed survey which should give readers an excellent introduction to the subject."-Publisher.
| Author | : Geoffrey Meen |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 217 |
| Release | : 1992-09-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1349223050 |
Historians, like politicians, thrive in crises. Was there really a crisis in England between 1545 and 1565, or is this just a way of describing a period in history when a lot of interesting things where happening? In reality the twenty years from 1545 to 1565 contained no more elements of crisis than other comparable periods. There were crises: a brief, but serious collapse of the overseas cloth trade in 1551-52, and a confused royal succession in 1553. Inflation began to be a problem in about 1545, and remained so for the remainder of the century. The Church had already undergone a major revolution in the 1530s, and the mid-century period could be described as the 'search for a stable settlement', a search had succeeded by 1565. Indeed, the machinery of central and local government worked throughout this period, with only minor fluctuations in its efficiency and effectiveness. Although, therefore, there were crises within in the mid-Tudor period, there was no fundamental threat to the state or society Mary and Northumberland's achievements in particular have been much underrated as governors in order, originally, to magnify those of Elizabeth propaganda. DAVID LOADES rights the record and argues for the surprising stability of government during this period
| Author | : John Duncan Mackie |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 734 |
| Release | : 1952 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : 9780198217060 |
This classic volume in the renowned Oxford History of England series examines the birth of a nation-state from the death throes of the Middle Ages in North-West Europe. John D. Mackie describes the establishment of a stable monarchy by the very competent Henry VII, examines the means employed by him, and considers how far his monarchy can be described as "new." He also discusses the machinery by which the royal power was exercised and traces the effect of the concentration of lay and eccleciastical authority in the person of Wolsey, whose soaring ambition helped make possible the Caesaro-Papalism of Henry VIII.
| Author | : Valerie Schutte |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2023-09-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3031356888 |
This book explores (mis)representations of two female claimants to the Tudor throne, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I of England. It places Jane's attempted accession and Mary I's successful accession and reign in comparative perspective, and illustrates how the two are fundamentally linked to one another, and to broader questions of female kingship, precedent, and legitimacy. Through ten original essays, this book considers the nature and meaning of mid-Tudor queenship as it took shape, functioned, and was construed in the sixteenth century as well as its memory down to the twenty-first, in literary, musical, artistic, theatrical, and other cultural forms. Offering unique comparative insights into Jane and Mary, this volume is a key resource for researchers and students interested in the Tudor period, queenship, and historical memory.
| Author | : G.W. Bernard |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 421 |
| Release | : 2017-03-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1351909525 |
Characterised by an interest in the nature and expression of power, this collection of essays by George Bernard combines a number of previously published pieces with original studies. Chapters range from detailed studies of aspects of the political and religious history of the reign of Henry VIII to more general accounts of early-modern architecture, the development of the Church of England, and a polemical attack upon 'postmodern' historiography. The role of the nobility is a major theme. Emphasis is given to their social, economic, political and ideological power and the ways in which they exercised it in support of the monarchy. In-depth examinations of the falls of Anne Boleyn and Cardinal Wolsey and the relationship of the King and ministers challenge widespread views concerning the significance of factionalism. Analyses of such key events indicate that Henry VIII was very much in charge. Likely to provoke considerable debate, this stimulating collection is an important contribution to Tudor history.
| Author | : Matthew Lewis |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2022-01-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1526727943 |
This medieval history of British rebellion examines how five centuries of uprisings and insurrections helped build the United Kingdom. Shakespeare’s Henry IV lamented ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’. It was true of that king’s reign and of many others before and after. From Hereward the Wake’s guerilla war, resisting the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror, through the Anarchy, the murder of Thomas Becket, the rebellions of Henry II’s sons, the deposition of Edward II, the Peasants’ Revolt and the rise of the over-mighty noble subject that led to the Wars of the Roses, kings throughout the medieval period came under threat from rebellions and resistance that sprang from the nobility, the Church, and even the general population. Serious rebellions arrived on a regular cycle throughout the period, fracturing and transforming England into a nation to be reckoned with. Matthew Lewis examines the causes behind the insurrections and how they influenced the development of England from the Norman Conquest until the Tudor period. Each rebellion’s importance and impact is assessed both individually and as part of a larger movement to examine how rebellions helped to build England.
