England Under the Tudors
by G. R. Elton
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"Geoffrey Elton (1921-1994) was one of the great historians of the Tudor period. England Under the Tudors is his major work and an outstanding history of a crucial and turbulent period in British and European history. Revised several times since its first publication in 1955, England Under the Tudors charts a historical period that witnessed monumental changes in religion, monarchy, and government --and one that continued to shape British history long after. Spanning the commencement of show more Henry VII's reign to the death of Elizabeth I, Elton's magisterial account is populated by many colourful and influential characters, from Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell to Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots. Elton also examines aspects of the Tudor period that had been previously overlooked, such as empire and commonwealth, agriculture and industry, seapower and the role of the arts and literature. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Diarmaid MacCulloch."--Provided by publisher. show lessTags
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English historian Geoffrey Elton was born in Germany but educated at the University of London. In 1967 he became professor of constitutional history at Cambridge University. A scholar of Tudor administrative history, his studies have emphasized the development of modern governmental machinery, under the direction of Thomas Cromwell, as the central show more feature of the Tudor era. He has written many excellent works, a recent one being The English (1992). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- England Under the Tudors
- Original publication date
- 1955; 1962 (Reprinted with new bibliography) (Reprinted with new bibliography); 1974 (2nd Edition) (2nd Edition); 1991 (3rd edition) (3rd edition)
- People/Characters
- Henry VII, King of England; Henry VIII, King of England; Catherine of Aragon; Anne Boleyn; Jane Seymour, Queen Consort of Henry VIII of England; Anne of Cleves (show all 11); Katherine Howard; Katherine Parr; Edward VI, King of England; Mary I, Queen of England; Elizabeth I, Queen of England
- Important events
- Tudor Era (1485 | 1603)
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 942.05 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales England 1485-1603, Tudors
- LCC
- DA315 .E6 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Modern, 1485- Tudors, 1485-1603
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 33
