The Emergence of a Nation State
The commonwealth of England 1529-1660
2nd Edition
Published on 28. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
504 pages
978-0-582-23888-6 (ISBN)
Description
This famous survey has been updated to incorporate the new perspectives of the last twelve years. The study opens with one Revolution, the Reformation, and closes with another - the Civil War of the mid-17th century and the abolition of the monarchy. Alan Smith explores the dramatic changes during this period when the country was forged into a '`nation state." Its centrepiece however, remains the extraordinary achievements of the Elizabethan and Jacobean age, and these glories are given full treatment in this masterly account.
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'This is a useful analysis reflecting much teaching experience as well as a sensible and scholarly mind -- students will learn well and easily from it. The labour that produced this book was quite prodigious and wholly admirable.' Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryMore details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
758 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-23888-6 (9780582238886)
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12/2015
2nd Edition
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Person
Alan G. R. Smith
Content
PART ONE (CHAPTERS 1 - 11) AN AGE OF REVOLUTION: The Era Of The Reformation 1529-1558.
PART TWO (CHAPTERS 12 - 19) AN AGE OF CONSERVATISM: The Elizabethan Achievement
PART THREE (CHAPTERS 20 - 35) RENAISSANCE SOCIETY: Life, Mind and Culture Under the Tudors and Stuarts.
PART FOUR AN AGE OF TRANSITION: The Breakdown of the Elizabethan System 1585-1642.
PART FIVE (CHAPTERS 36 - 44) AN AGE OF REVOLUTION: Civil War and Interregnum 1642-1660.
Compendium of Information
A Monarchs and Heads of State 1529-1660.
B The Succession of the Throne.
C Chief Officers of State 1529-1660.
D Parliament.
E Constitutional Landmarks.
F The Church.
G Religious Landmarks.
H Tudor Treason Legislation.
I Good and Bad Harvests.
J The Population of England and Wales 1541-1661.
K The Course of Inflation 1400-1700.
L Wage Rates 1450-1650.
M Cloth and Textile Exports 1450-1640.
N Glossary.
Maps.
Bibliography.
Index.
PART TWO (CHAPTERS 12 - 19) AN AGE OF CONSERVATISM: The Elizabethan Achievement
PART THREE (CHAPTERS 20 - 35) RENAISSANCE SOCIETY: Life, Mind and Culture Under the Tudors and Stuarts.
PART FOUR AN AGE OF TRANSITION: The Breakdown of the Elizabethan System 1585-1642.
PART FIVE (CHAPTERS 36 - 44) AN AGE OF REVOLUTION: Civil War and Interregnum 1642-1660.
Compendium of Information
A Monarchs and Heads of State 1529-1660.
B The Succession of the Throne.
C Chief Officers of State 1529-1660.
D Parliament.
E Constitutional Landmarks.
F The Church.
G Religious Landmarks.
H Tudor Treason Legislation.
I Good and Bad Harvests.
J The Population of England and Wales 1541-1661.
K The Course of Inflation 1400-1700.
L Wage Rates 1450-1650.
M Cloth and Textile Exports 1450-1640.
N Glossary.
Maps.
Bibliography.
Index.