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Early Modern England, 1485-1714: A Narrative History.

Publication: Albion
Publication Date: 22-SEP-04 		Format: Online - approximately 827 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Early Modern England, 1485-1714: A Narrative History.(Book Review)

Article Excerpt
Robert Bucholz and Newton Key. Early Modern England, 1485-1714: A Narrative History. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing. 2004. Pp. xiv, 440. $34.95 paper. ISBN 0-631-2393-7.

This narrative survey is designed to introduce North American students to Early Modern English history. Though it embraces recent scholarship to illuminate how England developed into a vibrant constitutional monarchy and world power, its authors presume neither previous historical knowledge nor a sophisticated subject vocabulary. The work's primary organization is chronological; however, the authors include three useful Macaulay-like chapters that analyze the English people and their institutions around 1485, 1603, and 1714. These chapters, in particular, draw heavily upon new studies in social and cultural history. Overall, the text succeeds in providing a fresh look at a familiar chronological...

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