British Isles: 1509-1660
What are the limitations of
faction as a key to understanding the politics of Henry VIII’s reign?
To what extent did the political problems between 1547 and 1558 arise from the facts that
Edward VI was a minor and Mary a woman?
What factors influenced the pace and extent to which
the Protestant Reformation had spread by 1580?
Who were the beneficiaries and who were the victims of the
price rises of the sixteenth century?
Was literacy, or its absence,
the main cultural difference in 17th century England?
In what ways and for what reasons did
patterns of recorded crime
change in the 16th and 17th century England?
Did
the acquisition and expansion of overseas empire
create more problems than opportunities for profit?
Is there any evidence that
the Civil Wars
were a popular uprising?
