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Tudor England
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John Guy
John Guy here provides the most complete narrative history of Tudor England in more than 30 years. A compelling account of political and religious developments from the advent of the Tudors in the 1460s to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, his authoritative study discusses the far-reaching changes in government and the Reformation of the Church under Henry VII, Edward VI, ...more
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by Oxford University Press, USA
(first published March 8th 1988)
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This is not a riveting read. It is an academic history that contains one of the most irritating of Oxbridge traditions: it treats the reader as an expert on the subject. In other words, the author maintains an elitist tradition that should have died out years ago. Other than that it is well-researched and very detailed. The analysis is quite good in many areas, but also quite tame—in that the author seems to have no comprehension of what it must have been like to live in a land where one’s life ...more
Abandoned: I had this book hanging around for ages until one day I thought, 'I really fancy reading about the Tudors.' I only managed about 15 pages, it's dry, dull and torturous to read and it seems to be written for anyone who already knows everything about the subject.
If you want to relive the 'excitement' of reading an old school history textbook from the 1940s then read this book. We used to have books like this at school that were designed to kill off any spark of interest you...more
If you want to relive the 'excitement' of reading an old school history textbook from the 1940s then read this book. We used to have books like this at school that were designed to kill off any spark of interest you...more
The essential introduction to the Tudor era (16th century England).
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John Guy studied medieval and Tudor history and is acknowledged as a leading authority on castles.
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