The Making of the British Isles
The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2015
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Hardback
456 pages
978-1-138-16828-2 (ISBN)
Description
The history of the British Isles is the story of four peoples linked together by a process of state building that was as much about far-sighted planning and vision as coincidence, accident and failure. It is a history of revolts and reversal, familial bonds and enmity, the study of which does much to explain the underlying tension between the nations of modern day Britain.
The Making of the British Islesrecounts the development of the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time of the Anglo-French dual monarchy under Henry VI through the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation crisis, the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the Anglo-Scottish dynastic union, the British multiple monarchy and the Cromwellian Republic, ending with the acts of British Union and the Restoration of the Monarchy.
The Making of the British Islesrecounts the development of the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time of the Anglo-French dual monarchy under Henry VI through the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation crisis, the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the Anglo-Scottish dynastic union, the British multiple monarchy and the Cromwellian Republic, ending with the acts of British Union and the Restoration of the Monarchy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
845 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-16828-2 (9781138168282)
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Steven G. Ellis | Christopher Maginn
The Making of the British Isles
The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660
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07/2014
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Steven G. Ellis | Christopher Maginn
The Making of the British Isles
The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660
E-Book
07/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€65.99
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Steven G. Ellis | Christopher Maginn
The Making of the British Isles
The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660
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Persons
Professor Steven G. Ellis is Head of the History Department in NUI Galway. His best-known studies are Ireland in the Age of the Tudors (1998) and Tudor Frontiers and Noble Power: the making of the British state (1995).
Dr Christopher Maginn is Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University, Nnew York. He has recently authored 'Civilising' Gaelic Leinster: The Extension of Tudor Rule in the O'Byrne and O'Toole Lordships (2004).
Dr Christopher Maginn is Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University, Nnew York. He has recently authored 'Civilising' Gaelic Leinster: The Extension of Tudor Rule in the O'Byrne and O'Toole Lordships (2004).
Content
Contents
Series editor's preface (2001)
Preface
Introduction: the making of British history
Acknowledgements
The Royal Houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain
Maps
CHAPTER 1: Geography, society and government: the structures of power
CHAPTER 2: Politics, war and diplomacy, 1450-1502
CHAPTER 3: The revival of crown government
CHAPTER 4: Machines built for the battlefield: Renaissance monarchy, 1502-60
CHAPTER 5: The Reformation crisis: the origins of a Protestant state
CHAPTER 6: The Reformation crisis: reform in the parishes
CHAPTER 7: State intervention and the problems of society
CHAPTER 8: The emergence of a British state system, 1560-1584
CHAPTER 9: The testing-time of the Protestant state system, 1584-1603
CHAPTER 10: British multiple monarchy, 1603-37
CHAPTER 11: The destruction and restoration of multiple monarchy, 1637-60
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Series editor's preface (2001)
Preface
Introduction: the making of British history
Acknowledgements
The Royal Houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain
Maps
CHAPTER 1: Geography, society and government: the structures of power
CHAPTER 2: Politics, war and diplomacy, 1450-1502
CHAPTER 3: The revival of crown government
CHAPTER 4: Machines built for the battlefield: Renaissance monarchy, 1502-60
CHAPTER 5: The Reformation crisis: the origins of a Protestant state
CHAPTER 6: The Reformation crisis: reform in the parishes
CHAPTER 7: State intervention and the problems of society
CHAPTER 8: The emergence of a British state system, 1560-1584
CHAPTER 9: The testing-time of the Protestant state system, 1584-1603
CHAPTER 10: British multiple monarchy, 1603-37
CHAPTER 11: The destruction and restoration of multiple monarchy, 1637-60
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index