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The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland
Jane E. A. Dawson
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Description for The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland
hardcover. A comprehensive study of Scottish and British sixteenth-century political history. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582. Very good copy with minor shelf wear and age. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Internally very clean
Early modern historians have theorized about the nature of the new 'British' history for a generation. This study examines how British politics operated in practice during the age of Mary, Queen of Scots, and explains how the crises of the mid-sixteenth century moulded the future political shape of the British Isles. A central figure in these struggles was the fifth earl of Argyll, the most powerful magnate not only at the court of Queen Mary, his sister-in-law, but throughout the three kingdoms. His domination of the Western Highlands and Islands drew him into the complex politics of the north of ... Read more
Early modern historians have theorized about the nature of the new 'British' history for a generation. This study examines how British politics operated in practice during the age of Mary, Queen of Scots, and explains how the crises of the mid-sixteenth century moulded the future political shape of the British Isles. A central figure in these struggles was the fifth earl of Argyll, the most powerful magnate not only at the court of Queen Mary, his sister-in-law, but throughout the three kingdoms. His domination of the Western Highlands and Islands drew him into the complex politics of the north of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press U.K.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521809962
SKU
KMK0025212
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About Jane E. A. Dawson
Jane Dawson is John Laing Senior Lecturer in the History and Theology of the Reformation, University of Edinburgh.
Reviews for The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland
'Tudor specialists will read this with much profit … wide-ranging … This is a fine book, clearly written and well structured …' Journal of Ecclesiastical History