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The importance of Henry VII is the subject of heated debate. Did
his reign mark the start of a new era, or was its prevailing
characteristic continunity with the past? The pamphlet:
A· emphasizes the lasting political stability established during
the reign
A· demonstrates the difference between Henry's policies and those
of the Yorkists
A· shows how successors built on Henry's legacy
A· argues that victory at Bosworth in 1485 can be seen as
initiating a genunine 'Tudor revolution in government'.
How was the United Kingdom formed? How - and to what extent - were
Scotland, Ireland and Wales incorporated into a unified British
polity? These were the themes of the 63rd Anglo-American Conference
of Historians, 1994, on "The Formation of the United Kingdom". This
is a collection of studies based on that conference, in which a
team drawn from British and Irish historians explores the whole
span of British/United Kingdom history. Traditional chronological
frontiers are broken down as medievalists, early modernists and
modernists all address such issues as expansion and contraction,
political tensions and conflicting historiographies. This
collection of essays forms an introduction to current thinking
about the problems of "British" history and identities.
The importance of Henry VII is the subject of heated debate. Did
his reign mark the start of a new era, or was its prevailing
characteristic continunity with the past? The pamphlet: *
emphasizes the lasting political stability established during the
reign * demonstrates the difference between Henry's policies and
those of the Yorkists * shows how successors built on Henry's
legacy * argues that victory at Bosworth in 1485 can be seen as
initiating a genunine 'Tudor revolution in government'.
In Uniting the Kingdom? a group of the most distinguished
historians from Britain and Ireland assemble to consider the
question of British identity spanning the period from the Middle
Ages to the present.
Traditional chronological and regional frontiers are broken down
as medievalists, early modernists and modernists debate the key
issues of the British state: the conflicting historiographies, the
nature of political tensions and the themes of expansion and
contraction.
This outstanding collection of essays forms an illuminating
introduction to the most up-to-date thinking about the problems of
British histories and identities.
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Xenophon (Hardcover)
Alexander Grant
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R1,746
R1,641
Discovery Miles 16 410
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The notion of service was ingrained in medieval culture, prominent
throughout the language and life of the time. The notion of service
was ingrained in medieval culture, and not just as a part of the
wider concept of patronage: it is prominent throughout the language
and life of the time. These studies examine the nature and
importance of service in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in
a variety of contexts both within and beyond the dominions of the
English crown, including contracts between domestic servants and
employers, labour legislation, career opportunities for graduates,
the public service ethos embodied by the king's household retinue
and a scheme for its reform, public service in France, ducal
service in Brittany, and bastard feudalism in Scotland. ANNE CURRY
is Professor of History, University of Southampton; ELIZABETH
MATTHEW is honorary research fellow at the Department of History,
University of Reading. Contributors: JEREMY GOLDBERG, CHRISTOPHER
GIVEN-WILSON, MICHAEL JONES, ALEXANDER GRANT, VIRGINIA DAVIS,
JEREMY I. CATTO, D.A.L. MORGAN, KATHELEEN DALY, RALPH A. GRIFFITHS.
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Xenophon (Hardcover)
Alexander Grant
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R1,745
R1,640
Discovery Miles 16 400
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Xenophon (Hardcover)
Alexander Grant
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R1,744
R1,639
Discovery Miles 16 390
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