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Written by some of the finest 15th century scholars, with a new introduction by R. A. Griffiths, this book is an ideal introduction to any serious study of England in the late Middle Ages. ... Read more

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From the BBC series of the same name, this title takes the reader on a journey through the discoveries and innovations of the 16th and 17th centuries. Great heroes stride through the pages, including Edmund "Comet" Halley, and Sir Francis Bacon, who died inventing the frozen chicken. ... Read more

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Highly Entertaining and Enlightening
I loved this TV series on History International (I wish there were more.)The book is excellent support for the series and provides many answers to "where did that come from" kind of questions. ... Read more

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Edward VI came to the throne aged nine and died only six years later, yet those six years were crucial in completing Henry VIII's break with Rome. Despite the influence of his ambitious uncle and Lord Protector - the Duke of Somerset - the young king soon proved adept at manipulating his image, developed his own theological agenda and openly confronted his Catholic half-sister Mary. His key religious innovations, most notably Cranmer's two different versions of the Book of Common Prayer, were taken up by Queen Elizabeth as foundation stones for her Reformation church settlement, the basis of later Anglicanism. Edward's reign has often been treated as a minor interlude in the great dramas of the Tudor era; this book restores it to its true complexity and significance. ... Read more

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Through the writings of John Stow (1525-1605), the most prolifiic historian and chronicler of his day and a man who stood closer to ordinary men and women than any other contemporary historical writer, this unique book examines England in the later 16th century, especially the reign of Elizabeth.It offers an unusual interpretation of society, politics, religious change and the beginnning of overseas expansion.Stow brings to his work authenticity and insight into the popular culture of his age. ... Read more

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Mr Purvis introduces a classified selection of documents concerned with parochial life in Yorkshire in the days of Queen Elizabeth. The sources from which he selects are almost entirely unexplored and unpublished, namely a fine collection of the earlier Act Books of the Ecclesiastical Commission of York (which Mr Purvis himself discovered), Visitation Books, the Proceedings of the Archbishops' courts, and papers of the Consistory Court. Documents of this kind necessarily record the delinquent parishes (with which they were particularly concerned), and unless this is remembered would give an unduly dark picture. The texts of the documents are given, classified by subject, introduced by Mr Purvis, and glossed and annotated as needed. There is a foreword by the Archbishop of York. ... Read more

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This book is the sequel to Medieval Lincoln. The author, Dr Hill, had an intimate knowledge of the city (of which he was a former mayor) and made a lifelong study of the records and sources which form the basis of his survey. An introductory chapter gives a description of the isolated Lincolnshire countryside during the period. The remainder of the book is on, a broadly chronological plan, recording the religious, political, economic and social affairs of the city, the lives of its peoples under the Tudors and Stuarts and its fortunes during the Civil War. There are appendices dealing with some particular aspects of the period, four maps and a number of fine illustrations. ... Read more

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A magnificent addition to our delightful historical series, Life in Tudor England sparkles with colourful illustrations and a lively text. Discover what life was really like during more than 100 years of Tudor rule in this pivotal period of English history: how industry became an alternative to agriculture as a means of employment; the lavish fads, fashions and fun enjoyed by the rich; the hardships suffered by the poor as inflation spiralled. All is revealed in this enticing taste of days gone by. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Unavailable for many years, this wonderfully entertaining and informative book tells the story of treason in Tudor England.

Tudor England abounded with traitors, great and small, whose ill-timed, and self-defeating antics guaranteed their failure. Yet from the inept and calamitous intrigues of “Sweet-Lips” Gregory Botolf in 1540, and Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour during the reign of Edward VI, to the bungled palace coup by Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex, during Elizabeth’s reign, treason didn’t prosper.

Tudor England accepted unquestioningly the conspiracy theory of history; it assumed the existence of evil; and it instinctively believed that a greater and usually malicious reality lay behind outward appearance. Sensible men were forever on guard against their Iago, dedicated to evil for its own sake, who lurked under the guise of a trusted friend or servant. Father’s advised their sons, “Love no man: trust no man.”By looking at the behaviour of the flamboyant Robert Devereux (who bore all the hallmarks of paranoia) as a case study in political hysteria, Lacey Baldwin Smith examines the ways in which insecurity in the midst of political and religious revolution was obsessive and self-perpetuating, and produced throughout the kingdom a state of hysteria that was unique to the sixteenth century. ... Read more

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Over the last forty years Ralph Griffiths has built up an awesome reputation as a prolific and distinguished historian of fifteenth-century England and Wales, as a master of English prose and a first-rate teacher. For several decades he gave loyal and conspicuous service to the University of Wales, Swansea, of which he is now Emeritus Professor of Medieval History. "People, Places and Perspectives" both celebrates his contribution to the study of the fifteenth century and reflects the diversity of historical approaches now taken to this turning point between medieval and modern. The subject matter ranges widely, from the treasures of Richard II to early-Tudor bar-room gossip, and from the activities of kings and parliaments to Sir John Fastolf, a veteran of the Hundred Years War, making provision for his death. The essays gathered here, as well as reflecting the respect and admiration their authors have for him, also dovetail nicely with Ralph Griffiths' own historical enthusiasms and published work.His interest in fifteenth-century English politics and administration, and relations between central government and the provinces, is clearly mirrored in the contributions of Peter Fleming, Malcolm Mercer and A.J. Pollard. His role in drawing attention to important and, not infrequently, unpublished archival material is emulated by Michael Hicks, Colin Richmond, Jenny Stratford and Deborah Youngs. And both Michael Bennett and Keith Dockray hope to connect with his penchant for historiography and portrayals of the fifteenth century since Tudor times. ... Read more

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Since the Battle of Bosworth 500 years ago, the Tudor kings and queens have attracted much popular and scholarly attention. This book traces the dynasty's rise and fall and rise again in the years before Bosworth. ... Read more

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A side ofTudors not often covered
The descendants of William the Conqueror remained on the throne in England until the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, and while the victor, crowned Henry VII, had Lancastrian ancestry to give legitimacy to his claims, he founded what was more or less a new dynasty. And while there have been a great many books written about the three Tudor generations in power, not much has been published in accessible form on their deeply Welsh roots. Professor Griffiths pays special attention to the activities of Henry Tudor and his near relatives in exile, of particular interest (to me) are the several excellent chapters on the Celtic genesis of the family, the connection with Owen Glendower, and the marriage connections they established. ... Read more