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xxi, 699 pages : 23 cm This classic volume in the renowned Oxford History of England series examines the birth of a nation-state from the death throes of the Middle Ages in North-West Europe. John D. Mackie describes the establishment of a stable monarchy by the very competent Henry VII, examines the means employed by him, and considers how far his monarchy can be described as "new." He also discusses the machinery by which the royal power was exercised and traces the effect of the concentration of lay and eccleciastical authority in the person of Wolsey, whose soaring ambition helped make possible the Caesaro-Papalism of Henry VIII Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-644) and index Chapter I. The new monarchy -- The renaissance not an event but a process -- Rebellion of the facts against the theories -- Medieval theories -- An active spirit of criticism -- The prince of the new monarchy -- The new monarchy not a breach in constitutional development -- Contemporaries unconscious of any remarkable change -- The importance of the Battle of Bosworth -- The decision, though not the end, of a futile civil war -- The prestige of the crown survived the internecine struggle -- D

Author

J. D. Mackie

Publisher

Oxford: Clarendon Press

Published

1952

Language

EN

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24