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For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best.
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- Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way.
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Table of Contents
- : Dedication
- : Chapter 1 -Meeting the Challenge: The Legacy of a Mid-Tudor Crisis?
- : 1 The Mid-Tudor Crisis: Definitions
- : 2 Making the Traditional Case for a Mid-Tudor Crisis
- : 3 Making the Case Against a Mid-Tudor Crisis
- : 4 The Reign of Edward VI 1547-53: The Revisionist View
- : 5 The Reign of Mary I 1553-8: The Revisionist View
- : 6 Conclusion
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 2 -Meeting the Challenge of Religion: The Elizabethan Religious Settlement
- : 1 The Relgigious Beliefs of Elizabeth I
- : 2 Supremacy and Uniformity: The First Moves
- : 3 Supremacy and Uniformity: The Parliament of 1559
- : 4 Historical Interpretations of the Factors Shaping the Settlement
- : 5 The Settlement in Action
- : 6 Archbishop Parker and the Vestiarian Controversy
- : 7 Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church of England
- : 8 Conclusion: The Elizabethan Religious Settlement
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 3 -Meeting the Challenge of Relgion: Elizabeth and the Puritans
- : 1 Introduction
- : 2 Puritanism and Presbyteriansim in the 1570's
- : 3 The Tragedy of Grindal
- : 4 Presbyteriansim in the 1580's
- : 5 The Puritans Under Attack 1589-1603
- : 6 Conclusion: Elizabeth and the Puritans
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 4 -Meeting the Challenge of Religion: Elizabeth and the Catholics
- : 1 1559-68: The Government Treads with Caution?
- : 2 The Attitude of the Pope
- : 3 The Revolt of the Northern Ears (or 'Northern Rebellion') 1569
- : 4 Papal Excommunication 1570
- : 5 The Arrival of the Missionary Priests
- : 6 The Missionary Priests and the Threat of Invasion from Spain
- : 7 Key Debate: The Strength of Catholicism
- : 8 Conclusion: Elizabeth and the Catholics
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 5 -Meeting the Challenge of Foreign Affairs: Elizabeth, France and Spain
- : 1 Aims and Objectives in Foreign Policy
- : 2 Assumptions on Foreign Policy
- : 3 Foreign Affairs: France
- : 4 Foreign Affairs: Spain
- : 5 Conclusion: Elizabeht, France and Spain
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 6 -Meeting the Challenge of Foreign Affairs: Elizabeth, Ireland and Scotland
- : 1 Irish Society and England in the Sixteenth Century
- : 2 Elizabeth and Ireland: Problems and Possible Solutions
- : 3 Elizabeth and Scotland
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 7 -Meeting the Challenge of Government 1558-88
- : 1 The Role of Nobility, Court, Privy Council and Ministers
- : 2 The Role of Parliament
- : 3 The Financial Policies of the Crown
- : 4 Conclusion: Meeting the Challenge of Government
- : Study Guide
- : Chapter 8 - Meeting the Challenge: The Final Years 1589-1603
- : 1 Factions and Court: The Essex Rebellion
- : 2 Social and Economic Distress in the 1590's
- : 3 England, Scotland and the Succession
- : 4 Summary: The Final Years. The Tarnished Image of Gloriana?
- : 5 Conclusion
- : Study Guide
- : Further Reading
- : Glossary
- : Index
