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New chapter available online covering 1377-1485.

Early Modern England 1485-1714

"Written especially for North American students, Early Modern England is an informative and engaging survey text that will draw undergraduates into the period. Bucholz and Key provide a compelling narrative as well as interpretive perspectives that reflect the most recent scholarship." Gary De Krey, St. Olaf College

Early Modern England 1485-1714 is the first new survey of the Tudor-Stuart period in a quarter century. Written by two leading scholars and experienced teachers of the subject, the accessible text assumes no prior knowledge of English history. The text is interspersed with maps, illustrations, and genealogies.

The narrative shows how, under the Tudors and the Stuarts, England transformed itself from a feudal and relatively minor European state into a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth. The story of struggles over governmental and religious policies is enriched by snapshots of how social and cultural changes affected ordinary English men and women. The authors also cover those developments in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales relevant to English history.

Sources and Debates in English History 1485-1714

Sources and Debates in English History brings together an impressive array of documents from the Tudor-Stuart period of English history. The documents are drawn from widely differing media and range from parliamentary statutes and political pamphlets to household bills and personal diary entries. They illuminate a variety of important topics of the era, including political and religious revolutions, social and economic transformations, and intellectual ferment.

The documents are grouped in topical chapters which correspond to the framework of the companion text. Each chapter opens with an introduction setting the material in context and concludes with questions for debate and suggestions for further reading. Headnotes before each document link the pieces. The book also includes a guide to primary material on the Internet.

Designed to accompany the survey text Early Modern England the Sourcebook:

• Brings together an impressive array of documents from the Tudor-Stuart period
• Material ranges from parliamentary statutes to personal diary entries and illustrations are integrated into the chapters as "texts" for analysis and discussion
• Documents illuminate political, religious, social, economic and intellectual issues
• Introduction to each chapter offers context as well as questions for analysis and discussion
• Historiography section to each chapter offers analytic guide to the latest debates by historians