Tudor Rebellions (7^th Ed.)
Seminar Studies Series

Tudor Rebellions, now in its seventh edition, gives a chronological account of the major rebellions against the Tudor monarchy in England from the reign of King Henry VII until the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603.

The book throws light on some of the main themes of Tudor history, including the dynasty?s attempt to bring the north and west under the control of the capital, the progress of the English Reformation and the impact of inflation, taxation and enclosure on society, and makes comparisons with the other Tudor realm of Ireland. This new edition has been revised once more to take into account the exciting and innovative work on the subject in recent years and bring the historiographical debates right up to date. The primary sources, alongside the narrative history, allow students to fully explore these turbulent times, seeking to understand what drove Tudor people to rebel and what sort of people were inclined to do so. In doing so, the book considers both ?high? and ?low? politics, and the concerns of both the noble and the unprivileged in Tudor society.

With supplementary materials including a chronology, who?s who and guide to further reading along with a selection of maps and images, Tudor Rebellions is an invaluable resource for all students of Tudor history.

List of illustrations; Preface to the seventh edition; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Who’s who; Part I The background: Chapter 1 The shape of Tudor society; Chapter 2 Ideas of submission, ideas of justice; Part II Descriptive analysis: Chapter 3 The first Tudors: from rebels to rulers; Chapter 4 Rebellions in the era of Thomas Cromwell; Chapter 5 The Western Rebellion; Chapter 6 Robert Kett and the ‘rebellions of Commonwealth’; Chapter 7 Wyatt’s Rebellion; Chapter 8 The Northern Rebellion; Chapter 9 Epilogue Part III Assessment: Chapter 10 Rebellion and Tudor government; Part IV Documents: Document 1 The Duke of Norfolk to Wolsey, 1525; Document 2 The examination of Nicholas Leche, 1536; Document 3 The Lincoln Articles, 1536; Document 4 The Oath of the Honourable Men, 1536; Document 5 Robert Aske to the lords at Pontefract, 1536; Document 6 The Pilgrims’ Ballad, 1536; Document 7 The commons of Westmorland to Lord Darcy, 1536; Document 8 Advice to the Pilgrims at Pontefract, 1536; Document 9 The Pontefract Articles, 1536; Document 10 Richard Morison, A Remedy for Sedition, 1536; Document 11 The examination of Robert Aske, 1537; Document 12 Petition of Suffolk bondmen on the former Howard Manors of Kelsale, Framlingham, Peasenhall and Earl Soham to Protector Somerset, 1547–48; Document 13 The demands of the western rebels, 1549; Document 14 A Copy of a Letter, 1549; Document 15 Philip Nichols’s Answer to the Commoners of Devonshire and Cornwall, 1549; Document 16 The Council to the Justices of the Peace of Devon, 1549; Document 17 The Council to Lord Russell, 1549; Document 18 ‘Kett’s demands being in rebellion’, 1549; Document 19 Royal letter to those assembled in Norfolk, 1549; Document 20 Nicholas Sotherton, ‘The Commoyson in Norfolk’, 1549; Document 21 William Paget to Protector Somerset, 1549; Document 22 Sir Thomas Wyatt’s scheme for a local militia, 1549; Document 23 The Tower chronicle, 1554; Document 24 The proclamation of the earls, 1569; Document 25 Sir Ralph Sadler to Sir William Cecil, 1569; Document 26 The examination of the Earl of Northumberland, 1572; Guide to furtherreading; Index

Diarmaid MacCulloch was Professor of the History of the Church in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford. His previous publications include Reformation: Europe’s House Divided, 1490–1700 (2003), A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years (2009) and Thomas Cromwell: A Life (2018).

Anthony Fletcher was Professor of History, University of Essex.