Europe and England in the Sixteenth Century

by Morris,T.A.

• ISBN13: 9780415150415
• ISBN10: 0415150418
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-02-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Europe and England in the Sixteenth Centurycovers political, social, religious and economic history from the late Renaissance to Mary Stuart and Philip II. Structured in three parts, the Western European Environment, The Rise of Great Monarchies and the Crisis of the Monarchies, the book is unique in its coverage of both England and Europe, indicating how events on one side of the Channel influenced those on the other side. Drawing on numerous years of classroom experience,Europe and England in the Sixteenth Centuryis gracefully written and informed by the most recent and best scholarship in the field. Its excellent coverage of important topics is augmented by lucid historiographical essays, biographical sketches of major figures, clearly structured genealogical charts, chronologies, full glossaries of key words, and surveys of changing historiographical debates, including contemporary issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xv
The Western European Environment	p. 1
The Sixteenth Century in Context	p. 3
The Intellectual Context of the Sixteenth Century	p. 21
The European Reconnaissance	p. 37
The First Generation of Religious Reform	p. 55
Calvin and Calvinism	p. 74
Further Reading	p. 84
The Catholic Counter-Reformation	p. 85
The Rise of the Great Monarchies	p. 99
Spain 1469-1555 from Unification to World Power	p. 101
Further Reading	p. 123
England in the Reign of Henry VII	p. 124
International Conflict	p. 140
Henry Viii: the Ascendancy of Wolsey	p. 155
The Henrician Reformation	p. 168
France in the Reigns of Francis I and Henry II	p. 186
The Crisis of the Great Monarchies	p. 203
Germany and the Holy Roman Empire in the Time of Charles V	p. 205
The Reigns of Edward and Mary: a Mid-Tudor Crisis?	p. 224
Further Reading	p. 240
The French Wars of Religion	p. 241
The Revolt of the Netherlands	p. 262
Spain Under Philip II	p. 282
The England of Elizabeth: State, Church and Society	p. 297
The England of Elizabeth: the Realm in Danger	p. 321
Henry IV and the Recovery of France	p. 339
Appendix	p. 351
Index	p. 353
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