Historians, like politicians, thrive on crises. Was there really a crisis in England between 1545 and 1565, or is this just an historian's way of describing a period in history when a lot of interesting things were happening?In reality the twenty years from 1545 to 1565 contained no more elements of crisis than other comparable periods. There were crises: a brief, but serious, collapse of the overseas cloth trade in 1551-52, and a confused royal succession in 1553. Inflation began to be a problem in about 1545, and remained so for the remainder of the century. The Church had already undergone a major revolution in the 1530s, and the mid-century period could be described as 'the search for a stable settlement', a search which had succeeded by 1565.Indeed, the machinery of central and local government worked throughout this period, with only minor fluctuations in its efficiency and effectiveness. Although, therefore, there were crises within the mid-Tudor period, there was no fundamental threat to the state or society.Mary and Northumberland's achievements in particular have been much underrated as governors in order, originally, to magnify those of Elizabeth and, in a sense, the mid-Tudor crisis was the creation of Elizabethan propaganda. David Loades rights the record and argues for the surprising stability of government during this period.

The Mid-Tudor Crisis, 1545-1565 (British History in Perspective)

History

Loades, David M.

Europe

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

B&gt; David Loades, one of the leading historians of the Tudor and Stuart period, has written an ambitious new study, England's Maritime Empire, which looks at England's rise as a great maritime power during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries Explores the development of Tudor maritime policy and considers several important themes including the Maritime revolution, 1550-1558, the Commonwealth and naval policy, the restoration navy and later 17th century colonial expansion. Those interested in British or naval history. Also available in Hardcover 0-582-35629-6 $ 69.95.

England's Maritime Empire: Seapower, Commerce and Policy 1490-1690, Turning Points

Longman Pub. Group

England's Maritime Empire: Seapower, Commerce and Policy, 1490-1690 (Turning Points)

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, A very good, clean and sound copy in black cloth boards, gilt title on spine and very good glossy illustrated dust jacket. Some very light tanning to outside of text block. Mary Tudor: a life. xiii, 410 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.. . Includes index. Bibliography: p. [384]-392.. .

Mary Tudor: A Life

Blackwell Pub.

Recreating the dramatic events and personalities of Mary and Elizabeth's reigns, this book uses the words of their contemporaries as witnesses to an extraordinary period of history in the making.

Chronicles of the Tudor Queens

Sutton Pub Ltd

The raising of the Mary Rose has made her one of the most famous ships in history but what was she actually like in her heyday? This book, based around letters from her days of active service, brings her story vividly to life. The letters, most of which have not been published before, give an extended flavour of what it was like to serve on her, or to be involved with her supply and maintenance, between her launch in 1511 and that fateful day in 1545. Most of them were written aboard the ship by the commanding admirals and many details are revealed about her day-to-day operation at sea and the various engagements with which she was involved. Also included are the main contemporary accounts of the sinking, one of which records a conversation with one of the few survivors.This book is published for the 20th anniversary of the raising of this splendid ship, and illustrated with artefacts recovered from the wreck site, which in many cases can be linked to the documents here printed.

Letters from the Mary Rose

Knighton, C.S.

Sutton Publishing+ltd

When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 the English Navy was rather ad hoc: there were no warships as such, rather just merchant ships, hired when needed by the king, and converted for military purposes, which involved mostly the transport of troops and the support of land armies. There were no permanent dockyards and no admiralty or other standing institutions to organise naval affairs. Throughout the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary, and the early part of the reign of Elizabeth, all this changed, so that by the 1580s England had permanent dockyards, and permanent naval administrative institutions, and was able to send warships capable of fighting at sea to attack the Spanish in the Caribbean and in Spain itself, and able to confront the Spanish Armada with a formidable fleet. This book provides a thorough account of the development of the English navy in this period, showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created. It covers technological, administrative and operational developments, in peace and war, and provides full accounts of the various battles and other naval actions. David Loades is Honorary Research Professor, University of Sheffield, Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Bangor, and a member of the Centre for British and Irish Studies, University of Oxford. He has published over 20 books, including "The Tudor Navy" (1992). Table of Contents Introduction: The King's Ships Operations, 1544-1547 The Council for Marine Causes The Navy of Edward VI The Navy of Mary, and of Philip and Mary The First Decade of Elizabeth The Navy and the Maritime Community Money Towards War War Epilogue Bibliography

The Making of the Elizabethan Navy 1540-1590: From the Solent to the Armada

Boydell Press

Although achieving notoriety as the persecutor of Protestants, Mary I of England had to contend with great personal, religious and dynastic stress. Her mother, Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife, fell from grace while Mary was still young, and her own future seemed bleak. Her eventual reign and its tortuous lead-up were set against the political and religious confusion that Henry VIII bequeathed to his kingdom. Despite this, Mary established the precedents for queenly power that her 'glorious' half sister and dynastic competitor Elizabeth could later exploit. David Loades, one of the UK's leading experts on Mary, provides the full personal and political story behind the queen. Her steeliness belied an emotional fragility, and her doomed marriage to the King of Spain threatened the peace of the realm. Original documents, letters and color illustrations combine with the text to make an absorbing historical journey.

Mary Tudor: The Tragical History of the First Queen of England

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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