| Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I Contributor(s): Ackroyd, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250054605 ISBN-13: 9781250054609 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - History | Social History - History | Europe - Great Britain - Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603) |
| Dewey: 942.05 |
| Series: History of England |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (1.00 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series. Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under Bloody Mary. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against her, and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ackroyd, Peter: - PETER ACKROYD is an award-winning novelist, as well as a broadcaster, poet and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed Thames: Sacred River and London: The Biography. He holds a CBE for services to literature and lives in London. |