England Under the Tudors – Volume II (Illustrated)

Volume II continues the rich history of the House of Tudor as the royal monarchs of England, covering their rise and fall in exquisite detail and conveying a sense of the importance and intrigue that this powerful family was able to exert not only on the English commonwealth but on Europe and the world.

Contents include:

MARY (i), 1553-55—THE SPANISH MARRIAGE
MARY (ii), 1555-58—THE PERSECUTION
ELIZABETH (i), 1558-61—A PASSAGE PERILOUS
ELIZABETH (ii), 1561-68—QUEENS AND SUITORS
ELIZABETH (iii), 1568-72—THE CATHOLIC CHALLENGE
ELIZABETH (iv), 1572-78—VARIUM ET MUTABILE
ELIZABETH (v), 1558-78-IRISH AND ENGLISH
ELIZABETH (vi), 1578-83—THE PAPAL ATTACK
ELIZABETH (vii), 1583-87—THE END OF QUEEN MARY
ELIZABETH (viii), 1558-87—THE SEAMEN
ELIZABETH (ix), 1587-88—THE ARMADA
ELIZABETH (x), 1588-98-BRITANNIA VICTRIX
ELIZABETH (xi), 1598-1603-THE QUEEN'S LAST YEARS
ELIZABETH (xii), 1558-1603—LITERATURE
ELIZABETH (xiii), 1558-1603—ASPECTS OF THE REIGN