The making of the British Isles : the state of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660

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The making of the British Isles : the state of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660

Steven G. Ellis ; with Christopher Maginn

(British Isles series)

Pearson Longman, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-400) and index

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The history of the British Isles is the story of four peoples linked together by a process of state building that was as much about far-sighted planning and vision as coincidence, accident and failure. It is a history of revolts and reversal, familial bonds and enmity, the study of which does much to explain the underlying tension between the nations of modern day Britain. The Making of the British Islesrecounts the development of the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time of the Anglo-French dual monarchy under Henry VI through the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation crisis, the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the Anglo-Scottish dynastic union, the British multiple monarchy and the Cromwellian Republic, ending with the acts of British Union and the Restoration of the Monarchy.

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Contents Series editor's preface (2001) Preface Introduction: the making of British history Acknowledgements The Royal Houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain Maps CHAPTER 1: Geography, society and government: the structures of power CHAPTER 2: Politics, war and diplomacy, 1450-1502 CHAPTER 3: The revival of crown government CHAPTER 4: Machines built for the battlefield: Renaissance monarchy, 1502-60 CHAPTER 5: The Reformation crisis: the origins of a Protestant state CHAPTER 6: The Reformation crisis: reform in the parishes CHAPTER 7: State intervention and the problems of society CHAPTER 8: The emergence of a British state system, 1560-1584 CHAPTER 9: The testing-time of the Protestant state system, 1584-1603 CHAPTER 10: British multiple monarchy, 1603-37 CHAPTER 11: The destruction and restoration of multiple monarchy, 1637-60 Conclusion Bibliography Index

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