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Religion, politics & fear: how England was transformed by the Tudors. The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed English religion & why it still matters today. Recent scholarly research has undermined the traditional view of the Reformation as an event that occurred solely amongst the elite. Wilson now shows that, although the transformation was political & had a huge impact on English identity, on England's relationships with its European neighbours & on the foundations of its empire, it was essentially a revolution from the ground up. By 1600, in just eighty years, England had become a radically different nation in which family, work & politics, as well as religion, were dramatically altered. Praise for Derek Wilson: ' Stimulating & authoritative.' John Guy. ' Masterly. [ Wilson] has a deep understanding of... characters, reaching out across the centuries.' Sunday Times.

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