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Education and Society in Tudor England
Joan Simon
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Description for Education and Society in Tudor England
paperback. This book discusses educational developments during a crucial period of English history. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
This book discusses educational developments during a crucial period of English history in their social context, revising a long-standing interpretation of the effect of Reformation legislation. Tracing trends from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, it is in three parts. The first considers the pattern in the later maiddle ages and the conditions favouring the spread of humanist ideas which were to be adapted and applied at the Reformation. In Part II there is a detailed survey of measures takeen under Henry VIII and during the reign of Edward VI when state intervention to control the organisation and curriculum of ... Read more
This book discusses educational developments during a crucial period of English history in their social context, revising a long-standing interpretation of the effect of Reformation legislation. Tracing trends from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, it is in three parts. The first considers the pattern in the later maiddle ages and the conditions favouring the spread of humanist ideas which were to be adapted and applied at the Reformation. In Part II there is a detailed survey of measures takeen under Henry VIII and during the reign of Edward VI when state intervention to control the organisation and curriculum of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521296793
SKU
KSG0036550
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Education and Society in Tudor England
'An outstanding book … a magisterial, organic study.' The Times Educational Supplement 'Mrs Simon is to be congratulated on this thoughtful, wise and wholly impressive work. It will long stand as the most useful and thorough investigation of an educational system and of educational ideals that were to transform the English society during the course of the sixteenth century.' W. ... Read more