England Under the Tudors

This political history of England from 1485 to 1603 follows the Tudor dynasty from Henry VII's seizure of the crown through the Reformation, the mid-century religious reversals, and the long reign of Elizabeth I. Elton gives particular weight to the machinery of government: council, parliament, financial courts, and the administrative changes associated with Thomas Cromwell. He traces the break with Rome, the dissolution of the monasteries, the succession crises, and the wars and plots of Elizabeth's later years. Social and economic change appear as the setting for royal policy. The book is an account of how a dynasty secured and remade the English state.

Series binding. Map endleaves. Dark blue slipcase.