
- 360 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age
About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age by Rosemary O'Day in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & British History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- FRONT COVER
- HALF TITLE
- ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- DEDICATION
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ABBREVIATIONS
- 1 GENERAL CHRONOLOGY
- 2 REBELLIONS AGAINST THE TUDORS: CHRONOLOGIES
- 3 IRELAND
- 4 THE WORLD OF LEARNING
- 5 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: (1) THE MONARCHY AND THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD
- 6 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: (2) PARLIAMENT
- 7 CENTRAL COURTS
- 8 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- 9 STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND
- 10 ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS AND COMMISSIONS
- 11 POPULATION AND POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
- 12 BIOGRAPHIES
- 13 GENEALOGICAL TABLES
- 14 TUDOR TITLES: WHO WAS WHO?
- 15 GLOSSARY
- 16 BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- 17 DEBATES
- 18 MAPS
- INDEX