The Making of the British Isles The State of Britain and Ireland, 1450-1660 [Hardcover]

The history of the British Isles is the story of four peoples linked together by a process of state building that was as much about far-sighted planning and vision as coincidence, accident and failure. It is a history of revolts and reversal, familial bonds and enmity, the study of which does much to explain the underlying tension between the nations of modern day Britain.  

The Making of the British Islesrecounts the development of the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time of the Anglo-French dual monarchy under Henry VI through the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation crisis, the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the Anglo-Scottish dynastic union, the British multiple monarchy and the Cromwellian Republic, ending with the acts of British Union and the Restoration of the Monarchy.

 

Contents

Series editor's preface (2001)

Preface

Introduction: the making of British history

Acknowledgements

The Royal Houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain

Maps

 

CHAPTER 1: Geography, society and government:  the structures of power         

CHAPTER 2:   Politics, war and diplomacy, 1450-1502                                      

CHAPTER 3:  The revival of crown goverl#Ï