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Tudor Rebellions
This text analyses the rebellions throughout the Tudor period and throws light on some of the main themes of Tudor history, such as the dynasty's attempt to bring the north and west under the control of the capital, and the progress of the Reformation.
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Growing Up in England
Drawing on testimony from contemporary letters and diaries, this book revises previous understandings of parenting and what it was like to grow up in England in the period between 1600 and 1914. One of the facets explored by the author is different experiences of men and boys, women and girls.
Gender, Sex, and Subordination in England 1500-1800
During the early modern period, men and women in England lived their lives within a social and gender framework inherited from biblical times. Patriarchy - the social and cultural dominance of the male - has long been a feature of western civilization, and this work attempts to provide a portrait of the origins and operation of the system over a long stretch of the English past.
Reform in the Provinces
The foundation of the English state from the reigns of the Tudors to the age of Queen Victoria was a partnership between the crown and the country gentlemen who exercised administration and justice in the localities. This book is about a formative period in the making of that partnership. Anthony Fletcher suggests that the gentry's vigorous response to a gathering social crisis in the early decades of the seventeenth century enabled them to strengthen their nearly dominant hold upon local power. Although reform in the provinces, directed towards improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government, was not a tidy or even an entirely consistent process, there was enough continuity of admi...
Life, Death, and Growing Up on the Western Front
A powerful account of life and loss in the Great War, as told by British soldiers in their letters home
Order and Disorder in Early Modern England
This book attempts both to take stock of directions in the field and to suggest alternative perspectives on some central aspects of the period.
Statistics in Language Studies
Presents a wide variety of linguistic examples to demonstrate the use of statistics in summarizing data appropriately. The range of techniques introduced will help readers to evaluate and use literature employing statistical analysis, and to apply statistics in their own research.
Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Seventeen distinguished historians of early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher, presenting reviews of major areas of debate.
