Beschreibung:
David Loades provides a masterful overview of this formative period of British history. Exploring the reign of each monarch within the framework of the dynasty, he unpacks the key questions surrounding the monarchy; the relationship between church and the state, development of government, war and foreign policy, the question of
Preface / 1. Getting To Know the Family / 2. The Kings and Their Marriages; Henry VIII's 'Great Matter' / 3. Two Queens In Search of an Heir / 4. The Monarch and the Realm; The Uses of Parliament / 5. Noble Ambitions / 6. The Tudors and Their Neighbours / 7. The Trouble With God / 8. Merchant Matters / 9.The Good Lord and His Servants / 10. The Selling of the Monarchy / Conclusion: What Did the Tudors Do For Us? / Bibliography / Index.