Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I

Ackroyd, Peter

ISBN 10: 1250054605 / ISBN 13: 9781250054609

Edité par St. Martin's Griffin, 2014

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Synopsis :

Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series.

Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under "Bloody Mary." It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against her, and even an invasion force, finally brought stability.

Above all, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

À propos de l?auteur: PETER ACKROYD is an award-winning novelist, as well as a broadcaster, biographer, poet, and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed London: The Biography, and the History of England series. He holds a CBE for services to literature and lives in London.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Tudors: The History of England from Henry ...
Éditeur : St. Martin's Griffin
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : very_good
Edition : 5ème Édition