A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts
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- S1 AFL. 1 - England 1485 - 1714, the First Modern Country19 juli 202332min.Take a look at the scope of the series, the significance of English history, and why this Early-Modern period was crucial not only to the development of England, but to transatlantic civilization itself.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 2 - The Land and Its People in 1485 - I19 juli 202330min.This episode examines England's so-called "island mentality" and its complicated relationship to both Europe and the Celtic lands of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 3 - The Land and Its People in 1485 - II19 juli 202330min.The discussion of the physical world of the English people in 1485 continues with this look at the material and social topography of the English town, manor, and village, from the wealthiest residents to the poorest.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 4 - The Land and Its People in 1485 - III19 juli 202330min.Turn to to the mental landscape of the English people, and especially to the concept of the "Great Chain of Being" and the unyielding social hierarchy it implied.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 5 - Medieval Prelude - 1377 - 145519 juli 202330min.Beginning with the end of the reign of Edward III, the English monarchy and constitution undergoes more than a century of instability prior to the accession of the Tudors. This episode begins the explanation of why this happened.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 6 - Medieval Prelude - 1455 - 8519 juli 202330min.Follow the 30-year period in which the Lancastrian and Yorkist claimants to the throne fight three different Wars of the Roses and produce a short-lived line of Yorkist kings, including Richard III, whose reign ends in the successful rebellion that begins the Tudor Dynasty.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 7 - Establishing the Tudor Dynasty - 1485 - 9719 juli 202330min.This episode examines the steps taken by Henry VII to secure the crown after his victory over Richard III, the failed Yorkist rebellions that follow, and Henry's subsequent efforts to secure alliances that will deprive future rebels of allies or secure bases.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 8 - Establishing the Tudor Dynasty - 1497 - 150919 juli 202330min.This episode examines Henry's efforts to make England's government more efficient, less expensive, and more responsive to his wishes by following three old principles of medieval kingship: The king must be strong, he must govern with consent, and he must live "of his own" (within a budget).Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 9 - Young King Hal - 1509 - 2719 juli 202330min.Look at the larger-than-life personality of Henry VIII and the early years of his reign, years dominated by Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, one of the most hated government officials in English history.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 10 - The King's Great Matter - 1527 - 3019 juli 202330min.This episode explores Henry VIII's attempts to secure from the Roman Catholic Church a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the complex implications that surround it.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 11 - The Break from Rome - 1529 - 3619 juli 202330min.Learn how, with the Catholic Church weak and divided at the top, Henry and his new leading minister, Thomas Cromwell, break England's allegiance to the Pope, secure the king's divorce, and initiate the Reformation in England.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 12 - A Tudor Revolution - 1536-4719 juli 202330min.Consider what some historians have seen as a Tudor plan to increase the power and efficiency of the monarchy, not only in religion, but in all areas of English life.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 13 - The Last Years of Henry VIII - 1540 - 4719 juli 202331min.Follow an aging king as he attempts to avoid invasion by the Catholic powers, and to balance the demands of Protestant reformers with his own desire for a traditional Church (under his command) that would retain many Catholic practices.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 14 - Edward VI - 1547-5319 juli 202330min.In this episode, two successive advisors to the boy-king (only nine when he takes the throne) increasingly push the country toward Protestantism, including an attempt to alter the succession. But when Edward dies, the country still rallies to the Catholic heir, Mary Tudor.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 15 - Mary I - 1553-5819 juli 202330min.Failing to realize that her people have rallied to her only because she is the rightful heir and not because she is Catholic, "Bloody Mary" attempts to ally with the Spanish Empire and undo the Reformation at tremendous human cost.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 16 - Young Elizabeth - 155819 juli 202330min.In this episode, Queen Elizabeth uses her superb political skills to fend off both competing court factions and potential suitors. Rejecting marriage, she cultivates the image of "Gloriana," the Virgin Queen symbolically wed to the people of England.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 17 - The Elizabethan Settlement - 1558 - 6819 juli 202330min.Bitter religious divisions are tearing at England as Elizabeth takes the throne. This episode examines those divisions and how the Scottish Reformation, the rebellion against Mary Queen of Scots, and Mary's flight into Elizabeth's protection place in grave peril not only both women, but also the prospects for peace in the British Isles.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 18 - Set in a Dangerous World - 1568 - 8819 juli 202331min.Increasing tensions between England and Spain over trade and the Protestant Revolt in the Netherlands mark a period of plots against Elizabeth, the assembling of the Spanish Armada, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and the defeat of the Armada by a newly strengthened Royal Navy.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 19 - Heart and Stomach of a Queen - 1588 - 160319 juli 202330min.The beginning of a world war with Spain has a devastating effect on England's economy and makes for a stormy relationship with Parliament. In the end, it is the cult of "Gloriana" that keeps Parliament and the people loyal and allows the smooth succession of the Stuarts to the throne.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 20 - The Land and Its People in 160319 juli 202330min.In the start of this eight-episode intermission from the political narrative, turn to the economic and social changes experienced by the English people since 1485, beginning with unprecedented stresses on the Great Chain of Being.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 21 - Private Life - The Elite19 juli 202331min.Embark on an examination of how members of the landed aristocracy (i.e., nobles and gentry) lived their lives circa 1603.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 22 - Private Life - The Commoners19 juli 202331min.Here, the same topics dealt with in the previous episode (education, courtship, marriage, and day-to-day living) are dealt with as they are experienced at the other end of the Great Chain.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 23 - The Ties that Bound19 juli 202330min.Take a look at the institutions, habits, and attitudes designed to promote meaning and community in England, including popular religion, paternalism, extended family ties, and the support of one's neighbors.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 24 - Order and Disorder19 juli 202331min.Toward the end of the sixteenth century, English men and women are convinced that disorder, poverty, and crime are on the rise. This episode examines whether they were right and how the system functioned to address these issues.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
- S1 AFL. 25 - Towns, Trade, and Colonization19 juli 202331min.Here, England begins its movement out of the countryside to towns and fledgling colonies that form an alternative for those who cannot make a go of it in England, or who cannot conform to its rigid religious and social structure.Abonneren op The Great Courses Signature Collection voor US$ 7,99/maand of kopen
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