Binding: Paperback
Description: 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 Islesrecounts 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.
Title: The Making Of The British Isles The State Of Britain And Ireland 1450 - 1660
Author(s): Maginn Christopher
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780582040038
Pages: 456 Pages
Publication Date: 9/1/2007
Series: British Isles
Category: Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700