Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I by Peter Ackroyd

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I by Peter Ackroyd

From Henry VI's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I, the age of the Tudors comes to vivid life on the page.Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his History of England series, charting the course of English history from Henry VI's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I.Rich in detail and atmosphere, Tudors is the story of Henry VI's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir, of how the brief royal reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under Bloody Mary. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against her, and even an invasion force, finally brought stability.Above all, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

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ISBN 13	9781250054609
ISBN 10	1250054605
Title	Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
Author	Peter Ackroyd
Series	History Of England
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St. Martin's Griffin
Year published	2014-09-16
Number of pages	528
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