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England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century (British History in Perspective)
Susan Doran
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Paperback. A thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century in the BRITISH HISTORY IN PERSPECTIVE series. The author argues that dangers and insecurities did more to mould foreign policy than the energy and confidence of Tudor rulers, and the book is suitable for A-level and undergraduate students. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPQB; JPS. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
This book provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the concept of honour, security concerns, religious ideology and commercial interests on the making of policy. It draws attention to aspects of continuity with the late-medieval past but argues, too, that the European Reformation brought new challenges which forced a rethinking of policy. Far from treating the sixteenth century as the period when England began its rise as a Great Power, the author emphasises the structural weaknesses of the English armed forces and demonstrates that dangers and insecurities did ... Read more
This book provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the concept of honour, security concerns, religious ideology and commercial interests on the making of policy. It draws attention to aspects of continuity with the late-medieval past but argues, too, that the European Reformation brought new challenges which forced a rethinking of policy. Far from treating the sixteenth century as the period when England began its rise as a Great Power, the author emphasises the structural weaknesses of the English armed forces and demonstrates that dangers and insecurities did ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
British History in Perspective
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333567753
SKU
V9780333567753
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About Susan Doran
SUSAN DORAN is a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK.
Reviews for England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century (British History in Perspective)
'In a series featuring such distinguished early modern studies as David Loades's The Mid-Tudor Crisis and Ann Hughes's The Causes of the English Civil War, Susan Doran's thematically organized book provides a brief but welcome synthesis of revisionist work on England's international relations...These arguments are laid out in an excellent introduction and elaborated in separate chapters on honour and reputation, ... Read more