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Tudors
The History of England Volume II
Taschenbuch von Peter Ackroyd
Sprache: Englisch

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Following on from Foundation, Tudors is the second volume in Peter Ackroyd's astonishing series, The History of England.

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, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

Following on from Foundation, Tudors is the second volume in Peter Ackroyd's astonishing series, The History of England.

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, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

Über den Autor
Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, as well as a broadcaster, biographer, poet and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers, Thames: Sacred River and London: The Biography, as well as the History of England series. He holds a CBE for services to literature and lives in London.
Zusammenfassung
The second volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful history of England: Tudors
Details
Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Neuzeit
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 507 S.
ISBN-13: 9781447236818
ISBN-10: 1447236815
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ackroyd, Peter
Auflage: Main Market edition
Hersteller: Pan MacMillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 130 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Ackroyd
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2013
Gewicht: 0,394 kg
Artikel-ID: 106017524
Über den Autor
Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, as well as a broadcaster, biographer, poet and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers, Thames: Sacred River and London: The Biography, as well as the History of England series. He holds a CBE for services to literature and lives in London.
Zusammenfassung
The second volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful history of England: Tudors
Details
Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Neuzeit
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 507 S.
ISBN-13: 9781447236818
ISBN-10: 1447236815
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ackroyd, Peter
Auflage: Main Market edition
Hersteller: Pan MacMillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 130 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Ackroyd
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2013
Gewicht: 0,394 kg
Artikel-ID: 106017524
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