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The Making of the British Isles

By Ellis, Steven G.

The Making of the British Isles Politics & History

The Making of the British Isles

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The Making of the British Isles The State of Britainand Ireland 1450-1660 Steven G. Ellis, with Christopher Maginn 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 Isles" recounts 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. Professor Ellis offers a unique insight into this formative period in Britain's history: not the national histories of four distinct nations but the story of the population of an Archipelago whose political identity was never pre-determined. Professor Steven G. Ellis is Head of the History Department in NUI Galway. His best-known studies are "Ireland in the Age of the Tudors" (1998) and "Tudor Frontiers and Noble Power: the making of the British state" (1995). Dr Christopher Maginn is Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University, Nnew York. He has recently authored "'Civilising' Gaelic Leinster: The Extension of Tudor Rule in the O'Byrne and O'Toole Lordships "(2004). Dr Christopher Maginn is Assistant Professor at Fordham University New York. He has recently authored 'Civilizing' Gaelic Leinster: the extension of Tudor rule in the O'Byrne and O'Toole lordships (Four Courts Press, 2004).
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
456
Release Date:
2015-11-30
Publication Date:
2015-11-26
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1138168289
ISBN13:
9781138168282
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
845 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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