The Trail of Martyrdom Persecution and Resistance in Sixteenth-Century England Sarah Covington Notre Dame University Press 2003 Paperback
In the tumultuous years between 1535 and 1603 the Tudor monarchs responded to England's religious crisis by introducing a variety of measures to enforIn the tumultuous years between 1535 and 1603 the Tudor monarchs responded to England's religious crisis by introducing a variety of measures to enforce conformity and suppress dissenting religious groups. In her study of the period, Covington approaches this situation from many angles, asking how persecutors viewed dissenters and informers; how the accused responded; why some recanted while others did not; and how victims, executioners and onlookers reacted at the moment of martyrdom. ...more
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The King's Smuggler Jane Whorwood, Secret Agent to Charles I John Fox History Press 2010 Hardback
The daughter of an Oxfordshire squire, Jane Whorwood (1612-84) was one of Charles I's closest confidantes. When the court moved to Oxford in 1642, sheThe daughter of an Oxfordshire squire, Jane Whorwood (1612-84) was one of Charles I's closest confidantes. When the court moved to Oxford in 1642, she spied for the king and smuggled gold for the Royalist army; during Charles's imprisonment she organized money and escape attempts. But her relationship with the king led to the very public and acrimonious breakdown of her marriage. Fox provides the first biography of this remarkable woman - a forgotten, yet key player in the English Civil War. ...more
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The Bloody Covenant Crown and Kirk in Conflict Ronald Ireland History Press 2010 Hardback
During the 17th century Scotland was riven by discrimination, violence and destruction as a result of the struggle between Catholics and Presbyterian During the 17th century Scotland was riven by discrimination, violence and destruction as a result of the struggle between Catholics and Presbyterian Covenanters for dominance in Scottish theology. With a special focus on the Royal Burgh of Peebles and the merchant burgess James Nicol, the 'Martyr of Peebles', this book illustrates how decisions made by the most important people in the land affected the ordinary inhabitants of a strategically important town. ...more
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Napoleon's Legacy Problems of Government in Restoration Europe David Laven; Lucy Riall (Edited by) Berg 2000 Hardback
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Henry VIII
Richard Rex Amberley 2009 Paperback Illustrated
In this short, lucid and well-illustrated text, one of our foremost experts on the Tudors and the Reformation provides an introduction to Henry VIII: In this short, lucid and well-illustrated text, one of our foremost experts on the Tudors and the Reformation provides an introduction to Henry VIII: a man 'willing to sacrifice ministers and friends, even wives and children, on the altar of dynastic interest', and a king whose reign saw the origins of the Church of England, the destruction of monasticism in England and the profound changes in society, land-holding and landscape that Dissolution entailed. ...more
Born in 1533, Elizabeth I was the child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. The Spanish ambassador Count de Feria was later to remark that she 'gives her oBorn in 1533, Elizabeth I was the child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. The Spanish ambassador Count de Feria was later to remark that she 'gives her orders and has her way as absolutely as her father did'. In this compelling narrative history, beginning 100 years before Elizabeth's birth, Plowden explores how the motherless and disinherited daughter, yet future queen, gained the strength of character to become England's 'Gloriana'. ...more
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Politicians and Virtuosi Essays in Early Modern History HG Koenigsberger Hambledon 1986 Paperback
This volume brings together eleven essays published since 1971, including studies of the political skills displayed by Philip II, Granvelle and WilliaThis volume brings together eleven essays published since 1971, including studies of the political skills displayed by Philip II, Granvelle and William of Orange, and of how the secularization of European society enhanced the appeal of music and science. ...more
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Empire What Ruling the World Did to the British Jeremy Paxman Viking 2011 Hardback
In an acute and witty analysis, Paxman brings to life the tragedy and comedy of the British Empire and reveals its profound and lasting effect on our In an acute and witty analysis, Paxman brings to life the tragedy and comedy of the British Empire and reveals its profound and lasting effect on our nation and ourselves. ...more
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Margaret Beaufort Mother of the Tudor Dynasty Elizabeth Norton Amberley 2010 Hardback Illustrated
Born during the Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort bore her only son, Henry VII, when she was 13; she ended her life as chief advisor to her 17-yearBorn during the Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort bore her only son, Henry VII, when she was 13; she ended her life as chief advisor to her 17-year old grandson, Henry VIII. Norton's detailed biography explains how Beaufort's devotion to her son's claim to the English throne was instrumental in the founding of the Tudor dynasty, since it was she who persuaded Lord Stanley to abandon Richard III on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth. ...more
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The Battle for London
Stephen Porter; Simon Marsh Amberley 2011 Paperback Illustrated
On 13 November 1642, Charles I's army marched on London, having already captured and sacked Brentford. Fearing a similar fate, thousands of volunteersOn 13 November 1642, Charles I's army marched on London, having already captured and sacked Brentford. Fearing a similar fate, thousands of volunteers streamed out of the city to join the parliamentarian forces and the most dramatic confrontation in the capital's history began. This book tells the story of the royalist advance on London and the battle at Turnham Green that turned the tide of the Civil War. ...more
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George Gascoigne
Gillian Austen D.S Brewer 2008 Hardback
This scholarly study of George Gascoigne, the most inventive and influential of the early Elizabethan poets, addresses the full range of personae whicThis scholarly study of George Gascoigne, the most inventive and influential of the early Elizabethan poets, addresses the full range of personae which Gascoigne cultivated, including the figure of the Reformed Prodigal. ...more
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