The second edition of this bestselling narrative history has been revised & expanded to reflect recent scholarship The book traces the transformation of England during the Tudor-Stuart period from feudal European state to a constitutional monarchy & the wealthiest & most powerful nation on Earth Written by two leading scholars & experienced teachers of the subject assuming no prior knowledge of British history Provides student aids such as maps illustrations genealogies & glossary This edition reflects recent scholarship on Henry VIII & the Civil War Extends coverage of the Reformations the Rump & Barebone's Parliament Cromwellian settlement of Ireland & the European Scottish & Irish contexts of the Restoration & Revolution of 1688-9
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