History Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603)
Death and Disorder
A History of Early Modern England, 1485-1690
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2020
- Category
- Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), 16th Century, Renaissance, Stuart Era (1603-1714)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487588489
- Publish Date
- Aug 2020
- List Price
- $55.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487588502
- Publish Date
- Aug 2020
- List Price
- $45.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487588496
- Publish Date
- Aug 2020
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
In Death and Disorder, award-winning teacher Ken MacMillan introduces readers to the tumultuous world of Tudor and Stuart England. During this period, numerous kings and queens were killed, their advisors assassinated, treasonous nobles beheaded, religious heretics burned at the stake, and common criminals executed by hanging. Combined with devastating plagues, a high rate of infant mortality, and violence on the battlefield, these events created an environment of disorder. MacMillan argues that both despite and because of the prevalence of death and disorder in early modern England, these two centuries saw critical historical developments.
Each chapter opens with a thematic vignette, closes with an excerpt from a primary source, and includes images and engaging discussion questions. The book also provides a timeline of key events, genealogical charts, and a list of further resources.
About the author
Ken MacMillan is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary.