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History of England vol.2: Tudors - Ackroyd Peter
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History of England vol.2: Tudors
SERIA: The History of England
Type : Books
SKU: VV1487634
ISBN: 9781447236818
Pages: 508
Cover: Paperback
Year: 2013
Publisher: Pan Books (Pan Books)
Your Price: $93.30
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Краткая аннотация:
Аннотация к книге "The History of England. Volume 2. Tudors" The second volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful history of England: the Tudors Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under 'Bloody Mary'. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state,... |
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