The reign of Henry VIII : politics, policy and piety
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The reign of Henry VIII : politics, policy and piety
（Problems in focus series）
Macmillan, c1995
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Bibliography: p. 231-247
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780333578568
Description
This collection of essays by leading scholars and researchers in early Tudor studies provides an up-to-date discussion of the politics, policy and piety of Henry VIII's reign. It explores such areas as the reform of central and local government, foreign policy, relations between leading politicians, life at Court, Henry's first divorce and the break with Rome, literature and the government's exploitation of it, and the growth of evangelical religion in Henry's England. Particular consideration is given to the controversies which have arisen about the reign among modern historians, and there is an effort to assess the personality of Henry himself.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- D. MacCulloch - Henry VIII: The Political Perspective
- E.W. Ives - Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell and the Reform of Henrician Government
- J.A. Guy - The Progresses of Henry VIII 1508-1529
- N. Samman - War and Public Finance
- R.W. Hoyle - Foreign Policy
- D.L. Potter - The Literature and Propaganda of Henry's First Divorce
- V. Murphy - Henry VIII and the Reform of the Church
- D. MacCulloch - Literature, Drama and Politics
- S. House - Local Responses to the Henrician Reformation
- R. Whiting - Bibliography - Notes
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: pbk ISBN 9780333578575
Description
This collection of essays by leading scholars and researchers in early Tudor studies provides an up-to-date discussion of the politics, policy and piety of Henry VIII's reign. It explores such areas as the reform of central and local government, foreign policy, relations between leading politicians, life at Court, Henry's first divorce and the break with Rome, literature and the government's exploitation of it, and the growth of evangelical religion in Henry's England. Particular consideration is given to the controversies which have arisen about the reign among modern historians, and there is an effort to assess the personality of Henry himself.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- D. MacCulloch.- Henry VIII: The Political Perspective
- E.W. Ives.- Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell and the Reform of Henrician Government
- J.A. Guy.- The Progresses of Henry VIII 1508-1529
- N. Samman.- War and Public Finance
- R.W. Hoyle.- Foreign Policy
- D.L. Potter.- The Literature and Propaganda of Henry's First Divorce
- V. Murphy.- Henry VIII and the Reform of the Church
- D. MacCulloch.- Literature, Drama and Politics
- S. House.- Local Responses to the Henrician Reformation
- R. Whiting.- Bibliography.- Notes.
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