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Penguin History of Britain
New Worlds, Lost Worlds:The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1630
Introduction
No period in British history today retains more resonance and mystery than the sixteenth century. The leading figures of the time have become almost mythical, and the terrors and grandeurs of Tudor Britain resonate with even the least historically minded readers.
Key Themes
Above all, Brigden sees the key to the Tudor world as religion — the new world of Protestantism and its battle with the old world of uniform Catholicism. This great religious rift in the fabric of English society underlies the savage violence and turbulence of the period — from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the overwhelming threat of the Spanish Armada.
Book Title
NEW WORLDS, LOST WORLDS is a startlingly atmospheric tour de force.
