A Political History of Tudor and Stuart England: A Sourcebook

Book Overview

A Political History of Tudor and Stuart England draws together a fascinating selection of sources to illuminate this turbulent era of English history. From the bloody overthrow of Richard III in 1485, to the creation of a worldwide imperial state under Queen Anne, these sources illustrate England's difficult transition from the medieval to the modern.
Covering a period characterised by conflict and division, this wide-ranging single-volume collection presents the accounts of Yorkists and Lancastrians, Protestants and Catholics, and Roundheads and Cavaliers side by side. A Political History of Tudor and Stuart England provides a crucial opportunity for students to examine the institutions and events that moulded English history in the early modern era at first-hand.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415207444
• ISBN13: 9780415207447
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher