The Tudor Constitution

The Tudor Constitution
Author: Geoffrey Rudolph Elton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1982-10-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521287579

Based on J.R. Tanner's Tudor constitutional documents.

The Tudor Constitution

The Tudor Constitution
Author: Elton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1960-01-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521048910

Based on J.R. Tanner's Tudor constitutional documents. Bibliography: p. 471-481.

The Early Elizabethan Polity

The Early Elizabethan Polity
Author: Stephen Alford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2002-06-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521892858

An alternative account of the so-called 'succession crisis' in the first decade of the reign of Elizabeth I.

Sources and Debates in English History, 1485 - 1714

Sources and Debates in English History, 1485 - 1714
Author: Newton Key
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2009-02-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1405162767

Designed to accompany the survey text Early Modern England: 1485-1714, this updated and expanded Sourcebook brings together an impressive array of Tudor-Stuart documents and illustrations, as well as extensive bibliographies and research and discussion guides. New edition contains 50 new documents, more explanatory text, illustrations, biographical background, and study questions Wide range of documents, from both manuscript and print sources, and from transcripts of private and public life Editorial material introduces students to the critical context; chapter bibliographies and questions allow ready integration into classroom, and research and source analysis assignments. Bibliography of Historians’ Debates with the latest articles and essays Accompanies the survey text Early Modern England: 1485-1714 Click here for more discussion and debate on the authors’ blogspot: http://earlymodernengland.blogspot.com/ [Wiley disclaims all responsibility and liability for the content of any third-party websites that can be linked to from this website. Users assume sole responsibility for accessing third-party websites and the use of any content appearing on such websites. Any views expressed in such websites are the views of the authors of the content appearing on those websites and not the views of Wiley or its affiliates, nor do they in any way represent an endorsement by Wiley or its affiliates.]

Textiles

Textiles
Author: Fiona McDonald
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2012-02-02
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1781599521

A fascinating and accessible history of textiles, including the key personalities and inventions which revolutionized the industry, together with the East End workshops and the creation of artificial materials such as rayon. Textile expert, Fiona McDonald, includes tips on the care and repair of materials and advice on whats worth collecting and the best materials to wear, as well as safe cleaning, tips on collecting.In addition to a handy glossary of textile terms, there is an A-Z of different textiles, full of interesting facts did you know that velvet was originally made from silk and its name derives from the Latin word, vellus, meaning fleece, or that cabbage was the term used in the rag trade to refer to the extra outfits clever cutters created and sold off the books by careful placement of the pattern. A fascinating and often surprising subject area explored at an accessible but informative level.Did you know? Peau de Soie is a heavy satin which was used for wedding dresses at the turn of the last century. The word satin is derived from Zaytoun, an area of China where it was first made We have lost many evocative names for colors over the years, including bouffon (darker than eau de nil) cendre de rose (gray with pink nuances), dust of Paris (ecru), esterhazy (silver-gray), flys wing (graphite) and terre dEgypt (rust)