England Under the Tudors

England Under the Tudors by G. R. Elton. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415065337.

First published in 1955 and never out of print, this wonderfully written text by one of the great historians of the twentieth century has guided generations of students through the turbulent history of Tudor England. Now in its third edition, England Under the Tudors charts a historical period that saw some monumental changes in religion, monarchy, government and the arts. Eltons classic and highly readable introduction to the Tudor period offers an essential source of information from the start of Henry VIIs reign to the death of Elizabeth I.