Law and Government Under the Tudors
Law and Government Under the Tudors

Author: Claire Cross

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-05-09

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780521893633

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This is a collection of specially commissioned research essays by scholars on the government of Tudor England, designed as a tribute from a group of advanced students to their supervisor. Professor Sir Geoffrey Elton, to whom the volume is dedicated, is internationally celebrated, and the most influential living historian of the period. Each essay reflects the special interest of the author, within the broader theme of 'Law and Government'. The book will be read by many who have been influenced by Professor Elton's teaching, but who may not necessarily be students or historians of Tudor England.

The Tudor Sheriff
The Tudor Sheriff

Author: Jonathan McGovern

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021-12-20

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 019266431X

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Sheriffs were among the most important local office-holders in early modern England. They were generalist officers of the king responsible for executing legal process, holding local courts, empanelling juries, making arrests, executing criminals, collecting royal revenue, holding parliamentary elections, and many other vital duties. Although sheriffs have a cameo role in virtually every book about early modern England, the precise nature of their work has remained something of a mystery. The Tudor Sheriff offers the first comprehensive analysis of the shrieval system between 1485 and 1603. It demonstrates that this system was not abandoned to decay in the Tudor period, but was effectively reformed to ensure its continued relevance. Jonathan McGovern shows that sheriffs were not in competition with other branches of local government, such as the Lords Lieutenant and justices of the peace, but rather cooperated effectively with them. Since the office of sheriff was closely related to every other branch of government, a study of the sheriff is also a study of English government at work.

Tudor Government
Tudor Government

Author: Terence Alan Morris

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0415191491

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Looks at the government across all the Tudor reigns, including those of Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth, and exploring such themes as: the role of parliament; law and order; the government of the church; and the personal role of the monarch. Combining narrative, questions and analysis, this book provides students with a clear background.

Tudor Revolution in Government
Tudor Revolution in Government

Author: Elton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1953-01-02

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780521048927

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This book is a study of change in the methods and principles of English government in the sixteenth century, from the 'household' methods of the Middle Ages to the bureaucratic organization of a national monarchy. The most important decade, 1530-40, is given most concentrated attention, but the earlier and later phases are also touched upon. The study deals with the organs of central government: the financial machinery and the new courts; seals and secretariats and the rise of the secretary of state; the council and the making of the privy council; the royal household and its retirement from national government. When this neglected aspect of its history is studied, the sixteenth century is once again seen as an age of revolution. It becomes clear that it was Thomas Cromwell who was the principal figure in the government of the 1530's, and both his mind and his real intentions are shown in a fresh light.

Henry VII's New Men and the Making of Tudor England
Henry VII's New Men and the Making of Tudor England

Author: Steven J. Gunn

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0199659834

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Annotation This volume reconstructs the lives of Henry VII's new men - low-born ministers with legal, financial, political, and military skills who enforced the king's will as he sought to strengthen government after the Wars of the Roses, examining how they exercised power, gained wealth, and spent it to sustain their new-found status.

Studies in Tudor and Stuart politics and government : papers and reviews 1946-1972
Studies in Tudor and Stuart politics and government : papers and reviews 1946-1972

Author: Geoffrey Rudolph Elton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780521533195

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The papers collected in these volumes revolve around the political, constitutional and personal problems of the English government between the end of the fifteenth-century civil wars and the beginning of those of the seventeenth century. Previously published in a great variety of places, none of them appeared in book form before. They are arranged in four groups (Tudor Politics and Tudor Government in Volume I, Parliament and Political Thought in Volume II) but these groups interlock. Though written in the course of some two decades, all the pieces bear variously on the same body of major issues and often illuminate details only touched upon in Professor Elton's books. Several investigate the received preconceptions of historians and suggest new ways of approaching familiar subjects. They are reprinted unaltered, but some new footnotes have been added to correct errors and draw attention to later developments.

Law, Politics and Society in Early Modern England
Law, Politics and Society in Early Modern England

Author: Christopher W. Brooks

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-01-08

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1139475290

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Law, like religion, provided one of the principal discourses through which early-modern English people conceptualised the world in which they lived. Transcending traditional boundaries between social, legal and political history, this innovative and authoritative study examines the development of legal thought and practice from the later middle ages through to the outbreak of the English civil war, and explores the ways in which law mediated and constituted social and economic relationships within the household, the community, and the state at all levels. By arguing that English common law was essentially the creation of the wider community, it challenges many current assumptions and opens new perspectives about how early-modern society should be understood. Its magisterial scope and lucid exposition will make it essential reading for those interested in subjects ranging from high politics and constitutional theory to the history of the family, as well as the history of law.

The Later Tudors
The Later Tudors

Author: Penry Williams

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1998-03-13

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 0192543962

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The Later Tudors is an authoritative and comprehensive study of England between the accession of Edward VI and the death of Elizabeth I—a turbulent period of conflict amongst European nations, and between warring Catholics and Protestants. These internal and external struggles created anxiety in England, but by the end of Elizabeth's reign the nation had achieved a remarkable sense of political and religious identity. Penry Williams combines the political, religious and economic history of the nation with a broader analysis of English society, family relations, and culture, in order to explain the workings and development of the English state. The result is an incisive and wide-ranging analysis that culminates in an assessment of England's part in the shaping of the New World.

Tudor England
Tudor England

Author: Lucy Wooding

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2023-01-03

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 0300269145

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A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor England When Henry VII landed in a secluded bay in a far corner of Wales, it seemed inconceivable that this outsider could ever be king of England. Yet he and his descendants became some of England’s most unforgettable rulers, and gave their name to an age. The story of the Tudor monarchs is as astounding as it was unexpected, but it was not the only one unfolding between 1485 and 1603. In cities, towns, and villages, families and communities lived their lives through times of great upheaval. In this comprehensive new history, Lucy Wooding lets their voices speak, exploring not just how monarchs ruled but also how men and women thought, wrote, lived, and died. We see a monarchy under strain, religion in crisis, a population contending with war, rebellion, plague, and poverty. Remarkable in its range and depth, Tudor England explores the many tensions of these turbulent years and presents a markedly different picture from the one we thought we knew.

New Worlds, Lost Worlds
New Worlds, Lost Worlds

Author: Susan Brigden

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-09-24

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1101563990

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No period in British history has more resonance and mystery today than the sixteenth century. New Worlds, Lost Worlds brings the atmosphere and events of this great epoch to life. Exploring the underlying religious motivations for the savage violence and turbulence of the period-from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the overwhelming threat of the Spanish Armada-Susan Brigden investigates the actions and influences of such near-mythical figures as Elizabeth I, Thomas More, Bloody Mary, and Sir Walter Raleigh. Authoritative and accessible, New Worlds, Lost Worlds, the latest in the Penguin History of Britain series, provides a superb introduction to one of the most important, compelling, and intriguing periods in the history of the Western world.