A Political History of Tudor and Stuart England
A Sourcebook
Taylor and Francis · Print & ebook · October 20, 2002
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- Who it’s for
- Accounts from rival factions trace England’s shift from medieval rule toward empire.
- Genres
- Tudor & Elizabethan Britain, Stuart Britain (1603-1714), British History
- Published
- Taylor and Francis, October 20, 2002
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A Political History of Tudor and Stuart England draws together a fascinating selection of sources to illuminate this turbulent era of English history. From the bloody overthrow of Richard III in 1485, to the creation of a worldwide imperial state under Queen Anne, these sources illustrate England's difficult transition from the medieval to the modern.
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Covering a period characterised by conflict and division, this wide-ranging single-volume collection presents the accounts of Yorkists and Lancastrians, Protestants and Catholics, and Roundheads and Cavaliers side by side. A Political History of Tudor and Stuart England provides a crucial opportunity for students to examine the institutions and events that moulded English history in the early modern era at first-hand.
Tudor and Stuart Sources
Accounts from rival factions trace England’s shift from medieval rule toward empire.
Come here for
- Yorkist and Lancastrian accounts, presented side by side
- Institutions and events examined through first-hand historical sources
Expect
- Political conflict across the Tudor and Stuart eras
- Accounts from Protestants and Catholics, presented side by side
Where it sits
| Stuart Britain (1603-1714) | 99% |
|---|---|
| Tudor & Elizabethan Britain | 51% |
| British History | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History
- Authors
- Victor Stater
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Published
- October 20, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- History