Robert Bucholz
85) Mary I - 1553-58
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Failing to realize that her people have rallied to her only because she is the rightful heir and not because she is Catholic, "Bloody Mary" attempts to ally with the Spanish Empire and undo the Reformation at tremendous human cost.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Explore the Tudor-Stuart era: a captivating examination of the 229-year period from 1485 - 1714 during which England transformed itself from a minor feudal state into what has been called the first modern society. In making that transformation, England became the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Examine the short and unpopular reign of James II and his attempts to restore toleration for Catholics. Unpopular though he is, no one contemplates rebellion, until the surprise birth of a Catholic heir leads seven prominent noblemen to invite invasion by the Protestant William, Prince of Orange.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The beginning of a world war with Spain has a devastating effect on England's economy and makes for a stormy relationship with Parliament. In the end, it is the cult of "Gloriana" that keeps Parliament and the people loyal and allows the smooth succession of the Stuarts to the throne.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Look at how the peaceful accession of George I, combined with Britain's victory in the War of the Spanish Succession, solves or pacifies most of the tensions that have wracked England under the Stuarts, and allows Great Britain to become the richest and most powerful country in Europe during the eighteenth century.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In this episode, the restoration settlements in Church and State seem to turn the clock back, with the king dependent on Parliament, the Church of England reestablished and Puritans made outlaws, and defeat at the hands of the Dutch plunging the nation into crisis.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This episode examines Henry's efforts to make England's government more efficient, less expensive, and more responsive to his wishes by following three old principles of medieval kingship: The king must be strong, he must govern with consent, and he must live "of his own" (within a budget).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Parliament and the army ask Cromwell to administer England as Lord Protector of the realm. But after five years of effective rule, Cromwell dies, unleashing a period of instability that leads to the negotiated restoration of the Stuart monarchy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Investigate how the wealth controlled by Parliament eventually wears away Charles I's advantage in experienced fighting men and leads to an event unprecedented in English history: the execution of a king on a charge of high treason against the people of England.