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  • Early Modern England 1485-1714by Robert Bucholz; Newton Key

    Wiley 2013; US$ 57.95

    The second edition of this bestselling narrative history has been revised and expanded to reflect recent scholarship. The book traces the transformation of England during the Tudor-Stuart period, from feudal European state to a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth. Written by two leading scholars and experienced... more...

  • Reading Authority and Representing Rule in Early Modern Englandby Kevin Sharpe

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 30.99

    Reading Authority and Representing Rule in Early Modern England explores the publication and reception of authority in early modern England. Examples are drawn from a broad range of source, including royal portraits, architecture, coins and medals and written texts.This is a volume that presents the history of society and state as a cultural as well... more...

  • Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministersby Robert Eccleshall; Graham Walker

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 73.95

    The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers is a wide-ranging, comprehensive guide to the political lives of Britain's prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair. Written by some of the leading authorities on British politics this authoritative dictionary provides essential information about each premiership, including facts... more...

  • A Companion to Tudor Britainby Robert Tittler; Norman Jones

    Wiley 2008; US$ 213.95

    A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about Tudor Britain Focuses on the whole British Isles, exploring what was common and what was distinct to its four constituent elements Emphasises big cultural,... more...

  • Elizabethansby Patrick Collinson

    Continuum International Publishing 2003; US$ 160.00

    In this title, Patrick Collinson examines the religious beliefs both of Elizabeth and of Shakespeare, as well as redrawing the main features of the political and religious structure of the reign. more...

  • Elizabeth's Womenby Tracy Borman

    Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 28.00

    A source of endless fascination and speculation, the subject of countless biographies, novels, and films, Elizabeth I is now considered from a thrilling new angle by the brilliant young historian Tracy Borman. So often viewed in her relationships with men, the Virgin Queen is portrayed here as the product of women?the mother she lost so tragically,... more...

  • Lady Jane Greyby Eric Ives

    Wiley 2009; US$ 34.95

    Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. In this radical reassessment,... more...

  • Elizabeth Iby Elizabeth I; Janel Mueller; Joshua Scodel

    University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 40.00

    England’s Virgin Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, had a reputation for proficiency in foreign languages, repeatedly demonstrated in multilingual exchanges with foreign emissaries at court and in the extemporized Latin she spoke on formal visits to Cambridge and Oxford. But the supreme proof of her mastery of other tongues is the sizable body of translations... more...

  • 1536by Suzannah Lipscomb

    Lion Hudson UK 2009; US$ 19.95

    Henry VIII is known stereotypically as a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was largely political in intent. By focusing on a pivotal year in the life of Henry, this study moves beyond the caricature to reveal a fuller portrait of... more...

  • Events that Changed Great Britain from 1066 to 1714by FRANK THACKERAY; JOHN FINDLING

    ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 70.00

    This unique resource describes and evaluates ten of the most important events in British history between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Glorious Revolution of 1689 and its aftermath. A full chapter is devoted to each event, and each chapter includes an introduction presenting factual information in a clear, chronological order. Longer, interpretive... more...