Power and Politics in Tudor England

George Bernard is a Reader in the Department of History at the University of Southampton. He is the author of War, Taxation and Rebellion in Early Tudor England (1986) and the editor of The Tudor Nobility (Manchester 1992). He is currently preparing a major study of the Henrician Reformation.

• Contents: Introduction; The continuing power of the Tudor nobility; The fall of Wolsey reconsidered; The fall of Anne Boleyn; Elton’s Cromwell; Court and government; The downfall of Sir Thomas Seymour; Amy Robsart; Architecture and politics in Tudor England; The Church of England c.1529-c.1642; History and Postmodernism; Index.

'Bernard's provocative essays refocus scholarly attention on important questions.' H-Net Reviews '...a valuable collection of twelve clear and perceptive essays.' Northern History '... vigorous and incisive questioning of established orthodoxies and widely accepted interpretations is both enjoyable and thought-provoking.' English Historical Review 'The historiography of the period is richer for this.' History