Britain 1558–1689 ISBN: 9780007138500

A comprehensive text on Elizabethan and Stuart history. Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts and a study skills section for exam preparation. • Britain 1558-1689: A Synoptic Assessment • Elizabeth I and Religion • Elizabethan Foreign Policy • Elizabethan Government and Finance • Elizabethan Social and Economic History • James I, Religion, Parliament, Foreign Policy • The Causes of the Civil Wars • The Civil Wars and Interregnum, including an in-depth study of Cromwell • Charles II • James II, William III and the Glorious Revolution of 1668-9 • Index