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Dominion : England and its island neighbours, 1500-1707 / Derek Hirst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirst, Derek.
- Series:
- Oxford Histories
- Oxford histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (333 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dominion: England and its Island Neighbours c.1500-1707 is a rich narrative history of England's increasing dominance over the cluster of territories that became known as the British Isles. It brings alive a period and a geography remarkable for repeated religious wars and a long colonial struggle as well as for London's emergence as a political, economic, and cultural hub. While Dominion concentrates on English actions and purposes, it pays careful attention tointeractions in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and to the pressures of European competition. It does so by drawing on the vibrant recen
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Part I: Searching for Meaning: Empire and the Rat; Part II: England's Archipelagic History c.1500-1707; Prologue; 1. The Old Order Changes 1500-1540; 2. Titles in Question 1540-1551; 3. State Formations 1551-1568; 4. Causes of the Lord 1568-1585; 5. Endgames 1585-1603; 6. Towards a Greater Britain? 1603-1618; 7. Conforming Multiple Kingdoms 1618-1637; 8. Conflicted Kingdoms 1637-1646; 9. Revolution and Conquest 1646-1660; 10. Restoring Crown and Church 1660-1686; 11. A British Isles? 1687-1707; Part III; Bibliographic Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J
- KL; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-57745-3
- 9786613889904
- 0-19-163758-0
- OCLC:
- 806957056
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