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England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Susan Doran

    1. St Mary’s University College, University of Surrey, UK

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  • Comprehensive survey of the international relations between England and the rest of Europe during the turbulent sixteenth century
    Includes both the author's own primary research and the latest scholarship

Part of the book series: British History in Perspective (BHP)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Susan Doran
    Pages 1-12

  3. Honour and Reputation

    • Susan Doran
    Pages 13-41

  4. Security and Defence

    • Susan Doran
    Pages 42-79

  5. Religion

    • Susan Doran
    Pages 80-101

  6. Commerce

    • Susan Doran
    Pages 102-120

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 121-145
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About this book

This book provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the concept of honour, security concerns, religious ideology and commercial interests on the making of policy. It draws attention to aspects of continuity with the late-medieval past but argues, too, that the European Reformation brought new challenges which forced a rethinking of policy. Far from treating the sixteenth century as the period when England began its rise as a Great Power, the author emphasises the structural weaknesses of the English armed forces and demonstrates that dangers and insecurities did more to mould foreign policy than the energy and confidence of the Tudor rulers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • St Mary’s University College, University of Surrey, UK

    Susan Doran

About the author

SUSAN DORAN is a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK.

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