1A: The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603

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Elizabethan government

Lifestyles of rich and poor

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The problem of religion

1A: The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Why has Elizabeth's reign been seen as a Golden Age?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Did Elizabeth's reign settle religion in England?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Did Elizabeth's reign see a new consensus politics?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Was there new economic and imperial activity under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

How far was there a cultural renaissance under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Was there an educational revolution under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

Elizabeth's Private Religion

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

The Elizabethan Settlement

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

The Penal Laws

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

Catholic Responses

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

Enforcement of the Penal Laws

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

The Lives of Ordinary Catholics under Elizabeth

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Elizabeth I and Catholics

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Catholics and the Law

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Catholic Rebellions

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

The Catholic Community

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Persecution and Toleration

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

The British and Irish Context

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Early Years, 1558-63

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Ministers and Parliament

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Religious Settlement

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Economy

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Succession

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The End of the Reign, 1588-1603

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Introduction

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Elizabeth's Particular Problems

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Rivals to the Throne

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Mary, Queen of Scots

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Refusal to Marry

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

The End of the Reign

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

A New Queen of England, 1558-61

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Marriage Negotiations with France – Part I, 1564-71

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Marriage Negotiations with France – Part II, 1571-81

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Two Queen Ruling Over Europe: Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Trouble Years and the Birth of an Expected Friendship, 1584-88

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

The Scheming Protestant Queen

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Mary, Elizabeth and the Significance of Gender

Dr Natalie Mears, Durham University

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

The Elizabethan Compromise and Protestantism in England, 1529-88

Dr Natalie Mears, Durham University

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

The Role of Parliament in the Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-88

Dr Natalie Mears, Durham University

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

The Influence of Henry's Ministers in the English Reformation, 1529-40

Dr Natalie Mears, Durham University

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Wolsey, Cromwell and the Growth of Royal Power, 1514–40

Dr Natalie Mears, Durham University

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

The Structure of Government in Tudor England, 1509-88

Dr Natalie Mears, Durham University

THE TUDORS – RELIGION AND THE CHURCH, 1509-1603

To what extent was criticism of the Catholic Church the main reason for the growth of Protestantism in England?

Dr Jonathan Willis, Birmingham University

THE TUDORS – RELIGION AND THE CHURCH, 1509-1603

To what extent did religion in England change during the reign of Henry VIII?

Dr Jonathan Willis, Birmingham University

THE TUDORS – RELIGION AND THE CHURCH, 1509-1603

Was Henry’s lack of male heir the main reason for reforms to the English church in this period?

Dr Jonathan Willis, Birmingham University

THE TUDORS – RELIGION AND THE CHURCH, 1509-1603

How far was religious change driven by the personal religious beliefs of monarchs?

Dr Jonathan Willis, Birmingham University

THE TUDORS – RELIGION AND THE CHURCH, 1509-1603

What factors facilitated the survival of Catholicism during the reign of Elizabeth I?

Dr Jonathan Willis, Birmingham University

THE TUDORS – RELIGION AND THE CHURCH, 1509-1603

Did the Elizabethan Settlement of 1559 mark the end of the English Reformation?

Dr Jonathan Willis, Birmingham University

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

To what extent was religion in England changed significantly during the reign of Henry VIII?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Was Henry VIII’s lack of a male heir the main reason for reforms to the English church in the years 1529-40?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

How far was religious change in the years 1547–63 driven by the personal religious beliefs of the monarch?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Did Catholicism survive in the reigns of Edward and Elizabeth because of the tolerance shown by government?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Were the legacies of Mary's reign wholly negative?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

How limited were the changes that took place in the role of parliament in the years 1509-58?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Was Parliament a help or a hindrance to Elizabeth?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

How far did the role played by Wolsey as Henry's principal servant remain the same when Cromwell served the king?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

Was being Queen of Ireland the biggest of all the problems faced by Elizabeth I?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – POLITICS AND RELIGION, 1509-1603

How well did Elizabeth I deal with the problem of Mary, Queen of Scots?

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – FOREIGN POLICY, 1509-1603

Why did Henry VIII spend so much time at war against France?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FOREIGN POLICY, 1509-1603

Why was foreign policy so disastrous during the years 1547-58?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FOREIGN POLICY, 1509-1603

How did the Reformation affect foreign policy?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FOREIGN POLICY, 1509-1603

How and why did England’s relationship with France change under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FOREIGN POLICY, 1509-1603

Why did Elizabeth go to war against Spain?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FOREIGN POLICY, 1509-1603

Was Elizabeth’s foreign policy a ‘complete mess’?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

What is faction?

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

Was there a Boleyn faction?

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

Was Anne Boleyn brought down by faction?

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

Did Cromwell destroy Anne Boleyn?

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

Was there an Essex faction?

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

Has the significance of faction in the last decade of Elizabeth's reign been exaggerated?

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – FACTION IN THE TUDOR COURT, 1509-1603

Conclusion

Dr Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – WOMEN AND POLITICS, 1485-1603

How were women viewed in the Tudor period?

Dr Nicola Clark, Chichester University

THE TUDORS – WOMEN AND POLITICS, 1485-1603

How did royal women exercise power and influence between 1485-1547?

Dr Nicola Clark, Chichester University

THE TUDORS – WOMEN AND POLITICS, 1485-1603

What impact did the gender of the monarch have during the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth?

Dr Nicola Clark, Chichester University

THE TUDORS – WOMEN AND POLITICS, 1485-1603

How did noblewomen exercise political influence at the court?

Dr Nicola Clark, Chichester University

THE TUDORS – WOMEN AND POLITICS, 1485-1603

How were women involved in the Reformation?

Dr Nicola Clark, Chichester University

THE TUDORS – WOMEN AND POLITICS, 1485-1603

How were women involved in rebellion and protest?

Dr Nicola Clark, Chichester University

Elizabethan government

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Did Elizabeth's reign see a new consensus politics?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

A New Queen of England, 1558-61

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Marriage Negotiations with France – Part I, 1564-71

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Marriage Negotiations with France – Part II, 1571-81

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Two Queen Ruling Over Europe: Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

Trouble Years and the Birth of an Expected Friendship, 1584-88

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND FRANCE, 1558-88

The Scheming Protestant Queen

Dr Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Introduction

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Elizabeth's Particular Problems

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Rivals to the Throne

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Mary, Queen of Scots

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

Refusal to Marry

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE SUCCESSION CRISES, 1558-1603

The End of the Reign

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Early Years, 1558-63

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Ministers and Parliament

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Succession

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The End of the Reign, 1588-1603

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

Lifestyles of rich and poor

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Why has Elizabeth's reign been seen as a Golden Age?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Was there new economic and imperial activity under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Was there an educational revolution under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Economy

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

Popular entertainment

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

How far was there a cultural renaissance under Elizabeth?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

The problem of religion

THE TUDORS – THE GOLDEN AGE OF ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

Did Elizabeth's reign settle religion in England?

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

Elizabeth's Private Religion

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

The Elizabethan Settlement

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

The Penal Laws

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

Catholic Responses

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

Enforcement of the Penal Laws

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I AND THE CATHOLIC PROBLEM, 1558-1603

The Lives of Ordinary Catholics under Elizabeth

Prof. John Morrill, University of Cambridge

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Elizabeth I and Catholics

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Catholics and the Law

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Catholic Rebellions

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

The Catholic Community

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

Persecution and Toleration

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETHAN CATHOLICISM IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1533-1603

The British and Irish Context

Dr Francis Young, University of Oxford

THE TUDORS – ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603

The Religious Settlement

Prof. Susan Doran, University of Oxford

Contents

1A: The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603

Elizabethan government

Lifestyles of rich and poor

Popular entertainment

The problem of religion