Founder of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII was a crucial figure in English history. In this acclaimed study of the king’s l
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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Foreword to the Yale edition
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. The Establishment of the Dynasty
Chapter 1. To the Battle of Bosworth
Chapter 2. Accession, Coronation, Marriage, and Family
Chapter 3. The Problem of Security
Part II. The Personnel and Machinery of Government
Chapter 4. The King's Council
Chapter 5. The Seals and Secretariats
Chapter 6. Financial Administration
Chapter 7. Parliaments and Great Councils
Chapter 8. Judicature
Part III. Statecraft
Chapter 9. Law-making
Chapter 10. Law Enforcement
Chapter 11. Fiscal and Financial Policy
Chapter 12. Economic and Social Policy
Chapter 13. Relations with the Church
Chapter 14. Policy towards Wales and Ireland
Chapter 15. Foreign Policies
Epilogue. The King's Grace
Appendices: A-F
Select Pedigrees
Schedule of Selected Dates
Select Bibliography
Index
Also in the Yale English Monarchs Series
ATHELSTAN by Sarah Foot EDWARD THE CONFESSOR by Frank Barlow WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR by David Douglas* WILLIAM RUFUS by Frank Barlow HENRY I by Warren Hollister KING STEPHEN by Edmund King HENRY II by W. L. Warren* RICHARD I by John Gillingham KING JOHN by W. L. Warren* EDWARD I by Michael Prestwich EDWARD II by Seymour Phillips RICHARD II by Nigel Saul HENRY V by Christopher Allmand HENRY VI by Bertram Wolffe EDWARD IV by Charles Ross RICHARD III by Charles Ross HENRY VII by S. B. Chrimes HENRY VIII by J. J. Scarisbrick EDWARD VI by Jennifer Loach MARY I by John Edwards JAMES II by John Miller QUEEN ANNE by Edward Gregg GEORGE I by Ragnhild Hatton GEORGE II by Andrew C. Thompson GEORGE III by Jeremy Black GEORGE IV by E. A. Smith
* Available in the U.S. from University of California Press
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