The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age

ISBN-13: 9780415445641 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 360 str.

Rosemary O'Day

Opis

This new Companion is an invaluable guide to one of the most colourful periods in history. Covering everything from the Reformation, controversies over the succession and the prayer book to literature, the family and education, this highly accessible reference tool contains commentary on the key events in the reigns of the five Tudor monarchs from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. Opening with a general introduction, it includes a wealth of chronologies, biographies, statistics, and maps, as well as a glossary and a guide to the key works in the field. Topics covered include:

• The establishment of the Tudor dynasty; monarchs and their consorts; rebellions against the Tudors
• The legal system- central and ecclesiastical courts
• Government- central and local; the Monarchy and Parliament
• The Church - structure and changes throughout this tumultuous period
• Ireland- timeline of key events
• Population- numbers and distribution
• The World of Learning- education; literature; religion
• The key debates in the field.

This book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the Tudor Age.

Bringing together in a single volume chronological, statistical, tabular and biographical information to cover all the major aspects of this colourful period in history, this compact and highly accessible reference work contains information on every facet of the Tudor age from the working of the courts and the structure of government to the plague, pamphleteers and the prayer book.

Containing a critical chapter on primary and secondary sources and a further chapter on historiography, this handy book sheds light on this complex period, its rebellions, the many changes in the Church and developments in world of learning.

Features include detailed commentaries on the events of the reigns of the five Tudor monarchs from Henry VII to Elizabeth I, chronologies of Ireland and the rebellions, a history of Bible scholarship and coverage of religious developments

With a wealth of information on the political, social, religious and cultural aspects of this key period, The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age is an indispensable resource for all students and teachers of Early Modern history.

Recenzje

'Recommended' – Choice

Spis treści

Introduction  1 General Chronology  2 Rebellions v. the Tudors  3. Ireland  4. World of Learning  5. Central Government 6. Central Government 7. Central Courts  8. Local Government  9. Structure of the Church in England  10. Ecclesiastical Courts and Commissions  11. Population and Population Distribution  12. Biographical Index  13. Genealogical Tables  14. Tudor Titles: Who was Who  15. Glossary  16. Bibliographies  17. Debates  18. Maps

O autorze

Rosemary O’Day is Professor of History at the Open University.