Politics and Nation : England, 1450-1660 Book

	Preface to the Fifth Edition
	Preface to the Fourth Edition
	Preface to the Third Edition
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	The Eclipse of the Medieval Monarchy 1450-1521	9
1	The Lack of Governance	13
2	The Collapse of Obedience	36
3	The Restoration of Authority	58
4	The Foundation of the Tudor Monarchy	80
Pt. II	The Establishment and Testing of the Tudor Monarchy 1521-1570	105
5	The Administration of Cardinal Wolsey	109
6	Thomas Cromwell and the Crisis of Authority	131
7	Henry VIII and his Legacy	157
8	Religious Reaction and the Spanish Marriage	182
9	A New Queen and a New Identity	208
Pt. III	The Decline of the Tudor Monarchy 1571-1629	231
10	The Years of Stability	235
11	The Stresses of War	255
12	The New King and the Old Problems	277
13	The Ascendancy of the Duke of Buckingham	299
Pt. IV	The Collapse of Traditional Government 1630-1660	321
14	The Failure of Communication	325
15	Constitutional Stalemate and Civil War	345
16	The Fall of the Monarchy, and Military Dictatorship	368
	Historiographical Appendix	394
	Notes	409
	Select Bibliography	446
	Index	463