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The Tudors

A Very Short Introduction

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In this revised and updated edition of The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction, John Guy offers a compelling and authoritative guide to all aspects of the Tudor period. From politics, religion, and economics, to gender, art, and culture, this is a fascinating exploration of the leaders of the day and the culture of the time.
In this revised and updated edition of The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction, John Guy offers a compelling and authoritative guide to all aspects of the Tudor period. From politics, religion, and economics, to gender, art, and culture, this is a fascinating exploration of the leaders of the day and the culture of the time.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • Genealogical table

  • The Tudor Succession

  • Note on Units of Currency

  • 1: Henry VII: Founding a new dynasty

  • 2: Henry VIII: The personification of power

  • 3: The Reformation and British 'Imperial' Kingship

  • 4: Mid-Tudor crisis and the succession

  • 5: Philip and Mary: an experiment in dual monarchy

  • 6: The early Elizabethan polity

  • 7: Material culture and the arts

  • 8: After the armada

  • Further reading

  • Chronology

  • Index


Produktdetails

Erscheinungsdatum
01. Oktober 2013
Sprache
englisch
Auflage
2nd Revised edition
Seitenanzahl
176
Reihe
Very Short Introductions
Autor/Autorin
John Guy
Verlag/Hersteller
Produktart
kartoniert
Gewicht
152 g
Größe (L/B/H)
172/108/15 mm
ISBN
9780199674725

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John Guy

John Guy is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. His previous titles include My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots (Fourth Estate, 2004), A Daughter's Love: Thomas and Margaret More (Fourth Estate, 2008), and Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim (Penguin-Viking, 2012). Recognised as one of Britain's leading historians on the Tudor period, he lecturers and speaks widely at literary festivals and on radio and television. He was the Winner of the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award and of the 2005 Marsh Biography Award.

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Guy looks beyond this bunch of merry and not so merry monarchs to give a concise guide to the whole Tudor world from politics, religion and economics to gender, art and culture. Northern Echo

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