ABSTRACT

Providing detailed coverage of the main political and religious issues of the age, this new edition of Tudor and Stuart Britain has expanded sections on Ireland and Scotland, ensuring the text considers Britain as a whole. Historiographically up to date, there is also extra coverage of economic and social topics including trade and industry, the structure of society, the treatment of the poor, and the role of women. A guide to further reading lists the principal works published on the period since 1990, providing students with an excellent resource for extra research.

This text is ideal for introductory undergradutate courses in Early Modern British History.

chapter 1|26 pages

The new monarchy

chapter 2|21 pages

King and Cardinal

chapter 3|35 pages

The break with Rome

chapter 4|24 pages

Henry VIII's government

chapter 5|32 pages

Edward VI and Mary I

chapter 6|23 pages

Tudor England

chapter 7|22 pages

Ireland and Scotland in the Tudor period

chapter 8|28 pages

Elizabeth I and the Church of England

chapter 11|22 pages

James I: Finance and Religion

chapter 12|20 pages

James I: The law and Parliament

chapter 13|21 pages

Charles I: Parliament and religion

chapter 14|24 pages

Charles I: The breakdown of prerogative rule

chapter 15|19 pages

The Civil War

chapter 16|20 pages

Commonwealth and Protectorate

chapter 17|13 pages

Early Stuart England

chapter 18|34 pages

Charles II

chapter 20|22 pages

Queen Anne

chapter 22|20 pages

Late Stuart England