This is a preliminary reading list that can serve to acquaint you with the broad geographical and chronological outlines of British history between 1485 and 1640.

P. Williams, The Tudor Regime. Introduction, chs. 1-4, 11-14. (A survey of social institutions rather than a narrative.)

J. Guy, Tudor England. (A good, very up-to-date narrative of political events, if sometimes a bit dense.)

C.S.L. Davies, Peace, Print and Protestantism. (An excellent introduction to the early Tudors.)

R. Ashton, Reformation and Revolutions 1558-1660. (The volume of the series to follow Davies.)

B. Coward, The Stuart Age.

D.M. Palliser, The Age of Elizabeth (Surveys social and economic history.)

K. Wrightson, English Society 1580-1680.

D. Starkey, Henry VIII.

C. Haigh, Elizabeth I.

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