Description
The book "Europe and England in the Sixteenth Century" covers political, social, religious and economic history from the late Renaissance to Mary Stuart and Philip II. It is written in three parts and is unique in its coverage of both England and Europe. The book is well written and informed by the most recent scholarship in the field. It has excellent coverage of important topics and is augmented by lucid historiographical essays, biographical sketches of major figures, clearly structured genealogical charts, chronologies, full glossaries of key words, and surveys of changing historiographical debates, including contemporary issues.
Europe and England in the Sixteenth Century covers political, social, religious and economic history from the late Renaissance to Mary Stuart and Philip II. Structured in three parts, the Western European Environment, The Rise of Great Monarchies and the Crisis of the Monarchies, the book is unique in its coverage of both England and Europe, indicating how events on one side of the Channel influenced those on the other side.
Drawing on numerous years of classroom experience,
Europe and England in the Sixteenth Century is gracefully written and informed by the most recent and best scholarship in the field. Its excellent coverage of important topics is augmented by lucid historiographical essays, biographical sketches of major figures, clearly structured genealogical charts, chronologies, full glossaries of key words, and surveys of changing historiographical debates, including contemporary issues.