Tudor and Stuart Britain, 1485-1714

by Lockyer, Roger

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[This book] is considered the standard textbook on Tudor and Stuart Britain ... [The author] looks at the major themes of politics and religion and shows how the Tudors re-established a strong monarchy, building on foundations laid by their Yorkist predecessors. The accession of the Stuarts brought new strains as well as intensifying old ones, and the middle years of the seventeenth century saw the collapse of the monarchy and the temporary establishment of a republic in England. The book gives…

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  • Full title :Tudor and Stuart Britain, 1485-1714 / Roger Lockyer.

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[This book] is considered the standard textbook on Tudor and Stuart Britain ... [The author] looks at the major themes of politics and religion and shows how the Tudors re-established a strong monarchy, building on foundations laid by their Yorkist predecessors. The accession of the Stuarts brought new strains as well as intensifying old ones, and the middle years of the seventeenth century saw the collapse of the monarchy and the temporary establishment of a republic in England. The book gives a clear view of the complex issues involved and an insight into their enduring popular interest.-Back cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

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Originally published: Harlow, England; New York : Pearson/Longman, ©2005. 3rd ed.

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  • Description:1 audio disc ; : 4 3/4 in.

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocm63134455
  • Dewey Decimal:942.05

Table of Contents

New monarchy -- King and cardinal -- Break with Rome -- Henry VIII's government -- Edward VI and Mary I -- Tudor England -- Ireland and Scotland in the Tudor period -- Elizabeth I and the Church of England -- Roman Catholics and foreign policy under Elizabeth I -- Government, Parliament, and the royal finances under Elizabeth I -- James I, finance and religion -- James I, the law and Parliament -- Charles I, Parliament and religion -- Charles I, the breakdown of prerogative rule -- Civil War -- Commonwealth and protectorate -- Early Stuart England -- Charles II -- James II, the Glorious Revolution, and the reign of William III -- Queen Anne -- Ireland, Scotland, and overseas possessions in the seventeenth century -- Late Stuart England -- Appendices: English monarchs; English parliaments.

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