The Longman companion to the Tudor age
An invaluable reference guide to the Tudor Age. Although the main focus is on England it also contains much information on Tudor Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It covers every facet of the tudor age from the workings of the court to the structure of government to the plague, pampheteers and the prayer book. Intensely practical it is an essential aid for scholars and students - and a feast of incidental pleasure to the non-specialist
Wörterbuch (Fachlexikon)
x, 336 pages : illustrations maps ; 22 cm.
9780582067257, 9780582067240, 0582067251, 0582067243
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Section I: General chronological commentary: 1485-1603. The reign of Henry VII ; The reign of Henry VIII ; The reign of Edward VI ; The reign of Mary I ; The reign of Elizabeth I
Section II: Ireland. Chronology ; Governors of Ireland
Section III: Yorkist risings against Henry VII 1486-87 ; The Yorkshire Rebellion, 1489 ; The Cornish Rebellion, 1497 ; Resistance to the Amicable Grant, 1525 ; The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536 ; The Western Rebellion, 1549 ; Kett's Rebellion,1549 ; Wyatt's Rebellion, 1554 ; The Rebellion of the Northern Earls, 1569 ; The Essex Rebellion, 1601
Section IV: Ecclesiastical and religious developments. Chronology ; List of Dioceses
Section V: The world of learning. Universities; Education ; Books of the Tudor period ; Authors of the Tudor period ; The Bible and biblical scholarship: chronology
Section VI: Central government: (1) The monarchy and the royal household. The monarchy ; The Royal Council ; Chronology ; Membership of the Privy Council, 1526 ; Membership of the Privy Council, 1540 ; Membership of the Privy Council, 1553 ; Membership of the Privy Council, 1591 ; Membership of the Privy Council, 1601
Government by ministers ; The seals ; Lord chancellors and (lord) keepers (of the Great Seal) ; Keepers of the Privy Seal ; Secretaries and principal Secretaries of State
The royal household ; The Exchequer ; The household/the chamber
Royal financial administration ; Chamber of Finance ; Court of Augmentations ; Court of General Surveyors of the King's lands ; Court of Wards and Liveries ; Court of First Fruits and Tenths ; Court of Duchy of Lancaster ; The Chamber: chronology
Section VII: Parliamentary officers. The speaker
Sessions
The franchise
Development of parliamentary privilege and procedure: chronology
Major legislation, 1485-1601
Section VIII: Local government. Special problems of the borders. The North before 1530 ; Wales and the Marches before 1536 ; The Council of the North ; The Council in the Marches ; The Council of the West
The shires. Parish officers: the ecclesiastical parish ; Parish officers: the lay parish ; The shire officers ; Justices of the peace ; Assizes
Section IX: The central and church courts. Common law and equity courts. Court of King's bench ; Court of common pleas ; Court of Exchequer ; Court of Chancery
Prerogative courts. Privy Council ; Star chamber ; Court of requests ; Court of high commission
Civil law courts. Court of admiralty
Church courts. Consistory court ; Office jurisdiction
Section X: Population and population distribution
Section XI: Biographical index
Section XII: Genealogical tables. The descendants of Edward III ; Descent of Edward IV and his siblings ; Descent of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York ; The Valois Dynasty (France) ; The intermarriage of the major European powers ; The Howards
Section XIII: Tudor titles: who was who
Section XIV: Glossary
Section XV: Bibliography
Maps