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The Tudor myth is a particular tradition in English history, historiography, and literature that presents the period of the 15th century, including the Wars of the Roses, as a dark age of anarchy and bloodshed, and sees the Tudor period of the 16th century as a golden age of peace, law, order, and prosperity.
In The Mid-Tudor Crisis 1539-1563 (1973), he argues that eight factors combined to create a crisis in mid-Tudor England: Weak rulers; Edward VI has been portrayed as a stupid boy who, throughout his reign, was the pawn of two 'regents', Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.
Lady Margaret Clifford (born 1540), only daughter of Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, deceased younger daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France; Edward VI left a Device for the Succession, in an attempt to remove the peculiarity of his sisters' illegitimacy and rights of succession. The validity of the device was challenged after his death.
AQA Education, [1] trading as AQA (formerly the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance), is an awarding body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It compiles specifications and holds examinations in various subjects at GCSE, AS and A Level and offers vocational qualifications. AQA is a registered charity and independent of the government.
The Tudor period (1485−1603) — during Tudor Dynasty rule over the Kingdom of England The period spanned the Late English Renaissance and first century of the English Early Modern era. See also the preceding Category:Medieval history of England and the succeeding Category:Stuart England
Based on a study of 250,000 documents during 10 years of research (including a 1501 letter written by statesman Thomas More to his friend John Holt), the book explores the history of Black people in Tudor-era England, focusing on challenging the conventional historiographical narrative "that Africans in the Tudor period automatically occupied the lowest positions in society [and were] usually ...
Tudor Royal Progresses were an important way for the Tudor monarchs to consolidate their rule throughout England. [1] Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII, ensured his coronation (November 1485), called a parliament (November 1485), married Elizabeth of York (January 1486) – all in London before embarking on his first Royal ...
Tudor Rebellions. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138839212. (see Chronology section in Preface) Mervyn, Barbara (2014). Enquiring History: Tudor Rebellions 1485-1603. Hodder Education. ISBN 978-1444178715. (Chapter 1, Section "Tudor rebellions - a timeline") O'Day, Rosemary (2010). The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978 ...