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The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age
Contributor(s): O'Day, Rosemary (Author)
ISBN: 0415445647     ISBN-13: 9780415445641
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2010
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Annotation:

@text: A compact and highly accessible work of reference on this key period of English history. With a wealth of chronologies, tables, and maps, together with a critical chapter on primary and secondary sources (including online resources) and a further chapter on historiography, this handy book sheds light on this complex period, its rebellions, the many changes in the Church and developments in world of learning. It is an indispensable resource for all students and teachers of early modern history.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
- History | Modern - 16th Century
Dewey: 942.05
LCCN: 2009049713
Series: Routledge Companions to History
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.50 lbs) 358 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Chronological Period - 16th Century
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

This new Companion is an invaluable guide to one of the most colourful periods in history. Covering everything from the Reformation, controversies over the succession and the prayer book to literature, the family and education, this highly accessible reference tool contains commentary on the key events in the reigns of the five Tudor monarchs from Henry VII to Elizabeth I.

Opening with a general introduction, it includes a wealth of chronologies, biographies, statistics, and maps, as well as a glossary and a guide to the key works in the field. Topics covered include:

    • The establishment of the Tudor dynasty; monarchs and their consorts; rebellions against the Tudors

    • The legal system- central and ecclesiastical courts

    • Government- central and local; the Monarchy and Parliament

    • The Church - structure and changes throughout this tumultuous period

    • Ireland- timeline of key events

    • Population- numbers and distribution

    • The World of Learning- education; literature; religion

    • The key debates in the field.

This book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the Tudor Age.