Authority and Disorder in Tudor Times, 1485–1603

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history.

Paul Thomas (Author)

9780521626644, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 August 1999

132 pages
22.9 x 15.3 x 1 cm, 0.218 kg

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The Tudor period was turbulent, characterised by political strife, religious change, wars, economic catastrophe, social disorder and rebellion. Paul Thomas examines the challenges they presented to Tudor monarchs. He considers the extent to which the Tudor government sought to establish lasting order, and the means by which authority and order were imposed and maintained at all levels in society. Topics covered include: law and power; the church, religion and authority; informal authority; the mid-Tudor crisis and Tudor rebellions; the Celtic nations; and Elizabeth I and the recovery of the monarchy. The text contains a range of primary sources.

1. The question of authority
2. Law and Power
3. The church, religion and authority
4. The great web - informal authority
5. The mid-Tudor crisis
6. The Celtic nations
7. Elizabeth I and the recovery of monarchy
8. Puritanism, the Church of England and the Queen's peace
9. Tudor rebellions
10. The flowering of the Elizabethan state
Select biography
Chronology
Index.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], British & Irish history [HBJD1]