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Paper 4 Reading List 2020-2021.Pdf 1 Historical Tripos – Part I – Paper 4 British Political History 1485–1714 The Tudor and Stuart Age Faculty Reading List (last updated May 2020) Moodle. This document can be found on the Paper 4 Moodle website. Course Guide. The Moodle site includes the Course Guide and background information about the Tudor-Stuart age. The Course Guide lists the lectures and classes provided for this paper in 2020–1. Asterisk / debates / essays. In the reading lists below, key items are marked with asterisks. Please note that the reading lists contain more items for each topic that you can realistically cover in a week, but these bibliographies are provided as a resource to enable you to pursue your own interests within the paper and to offer alternatives should you be unable to obtain particular items for a given supervision. Each list is preceded by a note of some of the main debates and questions for discussion. Convenor. The current course convenor (Paul Cavill: [email protected]) welcomes suggestions for additions and amendments to this reading list. Two sections. The paper is divided into two sections. Section A (Chronological) comprises 15 topics covering the whole period sequentially and in a British context. Section B (Themes in Early Modern British History, comprises 8 topics that encompass the whole period. Candidates taking this paper should engage with the history of all three kingdoms, though it will also be possible for them to develop a special knowledge of one or more of these. In the examination, candidates should not feel constrained by the boundaries between Sections A and B, but they should avoid undue repetition. Exam paper. The exam paper is divided into the same two sections, and candidates are required to answer three questions, including at least one from each section. The exam paper will include a question on each of the 23 topics. Basic books. If you have never studied the period before, some beginners' items are: Kenneth Morgan, ed., The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain (1984). John Morrill, ed., Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart England (1996). Patrick Collinson, The Sixteenth Century, 1485-1603 (2002). Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars, 1640-1660 (2009). Jenny Wormald, ed., The Seventeenth Century (2008). Textbooks. Some excellent textbooks: Stephen Ellis and Christopher Maginn, The Making of the British Isles (2007). John Guy, Tudor England (1988). Jane Dawson, Scotland Reformed (2007). Mark Nicholls, A History of the Modern British Isles, 1529-1603 (1999). Peter Marshall, Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation (2017) Barry Coward, The Stuart Age (1978). 2 David Scott, Leviathan: the Rise of Britain as a World Power (2013). David Smith, A History of the Modern British Isles, 1603-1707 (1998). Nicholas Canny, N., From Reformation to Restoration: Ireland, 1534-1660 (1987). T. Moody, F. Martin, and F. Byrne, A new history of Ireland: vol. 3, 1534-1691 (1991). Primary sources. The largest collection is the multi-volume English Historical Documents, which can be accessed as an electronic resource via the link to the University Library’s database You may also wish to consult the following documentary sourcebooks: G. R. Elton, ed., The Tudor Constitution (1960; 2nd edn., 1982). J. P. Kenyon, ed., The Stuart Constitution (1966; 2nd edn., 1986) E. N. Williams, ed., The Eighteenth-Century Constitution (1960). David Wootton, ed., Divine Right and Democracy: An Anthology of Political Writing in Stuart England (1986) W. C. Dickinson, G. Donaldson, and I. A. Milne, eds., A Source Book of Scottish History (1958-63). G. Donaldson, ed., Scottish Historical Documents (1970) Internet resources. There are many useful internet resources for early modern British history, most available via the UL databases webpage (http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/az.php). The most important are: ODNB (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography): lives of political actors & others EEBO (Early English Books Online): texts printed before 1700 ECCO (Eighteenth-Century Collections Online): texts printed between 1700 and 1800 ESTC (English Short Title Catalogue): bibliography of pre-1800 printed books Bibliography of British and Irish History: finds secondary reading by topic BHO (British History Online): a range of primary sources and references work English Historical Documents Online: the largest online collection of set sources Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707: www.rps.ac.uk Depositions relating to the 1641 Irish Rebellion: http://1641.tcd.ie/ Journals. The journals which contain most key articles on early modern British history are: English Historical Review Journal of Modern History Historical Journal Past and Present Historical Research Transactions of the Royal Journal of British Studies Historical Society Journal of Ecclesiastical History More primary sources. Although not part of the formal Reading Lists, do try to inform your understanding of the Tudor-Stuart age by reading primary sources. Here are some others: 3 Gilbert Burnet, History of my Own Time, abridged T. Stackhouse (1991). Oliver Cromwell, Speeches, ed. I. Roots (2002). Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, ed. N. H. Keeble (1995). James VI and I, Political Writings, ed. J. P. Sommerville (1994). John Milton, Political Writings, ed. M. Dzelzainis (1991). Thomas More, Utopia, eds. M. Logan and R. Adams (1989; rev. edn., 2002). Roger Morrice, The Entring Book of Roger Morrice, gen. ed. M. Goldie, 6 vols. (2007). Samuel Pepys, Diary, eds. R. Latham and W. Matthews, 11 vols. (1971-83). H. C. Porter, ed., Puritanism in Tudor England (1970). Andrew Sharp, ed., The English Levellers (1998). Thomas Smith, De Republica Anglorum, ed. M. Dewar (1982). 4 Table of Contents Section A (Chronological): Early Modern Britain and Ireland 1485-1714 1. Kingship at the turn of the sixteenth century: Henry VII and James IV 1485-1513 2. Politics and government in the British Isles, c.1509-1547 3. The Henrician Reformation and its repercussions 1521-1547 4. Crisis and Conflict in the British Isles 1542-1561 5. Securing Regimes and Eliminating Rivals: Governance in the British Isles 1558-1587 6. War and succession politics in the British Isles, 1585-1603 7. Reformation and state religion c. 1559-1603 8. Politics and government, 1603-1640 9. Religion and the church, 1603-1640 10. The Civil Wars, regicide, and the radicals, 1637-1649 11. The Interregnum, Oliver Cromwell, and the republicans, 1649-1660 12. Politics in the reign of Charles II, 1660-1685 13. James VII and II and the Revolution, 1685-1690 14. Parliament, parties, and political culture, 1689-1714 15. The restored church and religious dissent, 1660-1714 Section B: Themes in Early Modern British History 16. The three kingdoms and the ‘British problem’ 17. Centre and locality: state formation and patterns of governance 18. The culture of power and the power of culture 19. Political ideas: sovereignty, common law, counsel, and constitution 20. Rebellion, Resistance and Revolt 21. Media and opinion: pulpits and pamphlets, news and censorship 22. Britain, Europe, and Christendom 23. The emergence of the Atlantic Empire 5 SECTION A: CHRONOLOGICAL – EARLY MODERN BRITAIN AND IRELAND 1485-1714 1. Kingship at the turn of the sixteenth century: Henry VII and James IV, 1485-1513 Key debates Impact of the Wars of the Roses Centralisation of government Crown finance, the royal demesne, and lordship A ‘new monarchy’ – the end of the Middle Ages? Questions for discussion Did Henry VII ever escape the insecurity of the Wars of the Roses? Might he have done so if he had pursued different policies? Did Henry VII and/or James IV significantly alter the conduct or principles of government? Why was crown finance so prominent a feature of either/both reigns? Why were relations between the crown and the nobility so different under these two kings? Does the term ‘new monarchy’ have any value in understanding either/both reigns? Key publications: Henry VII Carpenter, C., The Wars of the Roses (1997), chs. 11-12. Cavill, P.R., The English Parliaments of Henry VII, 1485-1504 (2009). Chrimes, S.B., Henry VII (1972; 1999 edn. has new intro. only). Condon, M., ‘Ruling elites in the reign of Henry VII’, in C. Ross, ed., Patronage, Pedigree and Power in Later Medieval England (1979); reprinted in J. Guy, ed., The Tudor Monarchy (1997). Cooper, J.P., ‘Henry VII’s last years reconsidered’, Historical Journal, 2 (1959) [see Elton]. *Cunningham, S., Henry VII (2007). Davies, C.S.L., ‘Information, disinformation and political knowledge under Henry VII and early Henry VIII’, Historical Research, 85 (2012). Davies, C.S.L., ‘Tudor: what’s in a name?’, History 97 (2012). Elton, G.R., ‘Henry VII: rapacity and remorse’, Historical Journal, 1 (1958), and ‘Henry VII: a restatement’, Historical Journal, 4 (1961); both reprinted in his Studies in Tudor and Stuart Politics and Government, vol. 1 (1974) [see Cooper]. Goodman, A., The New Monarchy: England 1471-1534 (1974) Grummitt, D., A Short History of the Wars of the Roses (2013), chs. 6-8. Grummitt, D., ‘Henry VII, chamber finance and the new monarchy’, Historical Research, 72 (1999). Gunn, S.J., ‘The accession of Henry VIII’, Historical Research, 64 (1991). Gunn, S.J., ‘The courtiers of Henry VII’, English Historical Review, 108 (1993); reprinted in J. Guy, ed., The Tudor Monarchy (1997). Gunn, S.J., Early Tudor Government (1995), esp. intro. Gunn, ‘Henry VII’, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004) [online]. Gunn, S.J., ‘Henry VII in context: problems and possibilities’, History, 92 (2007). *Gunn, S., Henry VII’s New Men and the Making of Tudor England (2017). Horowitz, M.R., ed., Who was Henry VII? = special issue of Historical Research, 82/2 (2009). Horrox, R., ‘Yorkist and early Tudor England’, in C.T. Allmand, ed., The New Cambridge Medieval History, vol. 7 (1998). Lander, J.R., ‘Bonds, coercion and fear: Henry VII and the peerage’, in his Crown and Nobility (1976).
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