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UNISA996247895903316 |
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Autore |
Alford Stephen <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Kingship and politics in the reign of Edward VI / / Stephen Alford [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-511-08682-2 |
1-107-11784-4 |
1-280-15393-8 |
0-511-11792-2 |
0-511-04059-8 |
0-511-15731-2 |
0-511-32959-8 |
0-511-49566-8 |
0-511-04854-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Monarchy - Great Britain - History - 16th century |
Great Britain Politics and government 1547-1553 |
Great Britain History Edward VI, 1547-1553 |
Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-224) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Constructing the reign of Edward VI -- King and kingship -- The dynamics of power, 1547-1553 -- Reforming the kingdom -- An evolving polity, 1549-1553 -- Beyond 1553: the Edwardian legacy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a reappraisal of the kingship and politics of the reign of Edward VI, the third Tudor king of England who reigned from the age of nine in 1547 until his death in 1553. The reign has often been interpreted as a period of political instability, mainly because of Edward's age, but this account challenges the view that the king's minority was a time of political faction. It shows how Edward was shaped and educated from the start for adult kingship, and how Edwardian politics evolved to accommodate a maturing and able young |
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