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The Birth of the Elizabethan Age: England in the 1560s

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ISBN: 978-0-631-19932-8

October 1995

Wiley-Blackwell

316 pages

Description
This is the first of a new series of books that will tell the history of early modern England from the perspective of those living at the time. Norman Jones' fascinating account details both the individual preoccupations (such as illness and famine) and the larger historical changes (such as fears over the succession and the establishment of Protestantism) which dominated life during the 1560s.
About the Author
Norman Jones is Professor of History at Utah State University and author of God and the Moneylenders (Blackwell, 1989).
Features
  • Written from the perspective of people living at the time
  • Covers a broad range of issues, from individual concerns to high politics.