Who Ruled Tudor England

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G. W. Bernard's Who Ruled Tudor England: Paradoxes of Power is a highly readable and thoughtful book, the core of which is serious criticism of Geoffrey Elton and his work on Thomas Cromwell and the Tudor revolution of government. * H-Net Reivews * George Bernard's clear yet nuanced and wide-ranging answer to his title's question draws on a lifetime's research and reflection. It includes both a trenchant rebuttal of Sir Geoffrey Elton's thesis of a 'revolution in government' and warm acknowledgement of those historians who shaped Professor Bernard's own approach to his subject. * Ralph Houlbrooke, Professor Emeritus, University of Reading, UK * This elegantly written, lucid rumination on the nature of Tudor power and historical interpretation is as brilliant and combative as one expects from G.W. Bernard. Provocative and important, Who Ruled Tudor England? is essential reading for students and scholars. * Suzannah Lipscomb, Professor Emerita of History, University of Roehampton, UK *