Law and government under the Tudors : essays presented to Sir Geoffrey Elton, Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge, on the occasion of his retirement

This is a collection of specially commissioned research essays by scholars on the government of Tudor England, designed as a tribute from a group of advanced students to their supervisor. Professor Sir Geoffrey Elton, to whom the volume is dedicated, is internationally celebrated, and the most influential living historian of the period. Each essay reflects the special interest of the author, within the broader theme of 'Law and Government'. The book will be read by many who have been influenced by Professor Elton's teaching, but who may not necessarily be students or historians of Tudor England. Wolsey And The Parliament Of 1523 / J. Guy. -- The Act Of Appeals And The English Reformation / G. Nicholson. -- Thomas Cromwell And The 'brethren' / S. Brigden. -- Henry Viii And The Dissolution Of The Secular Colleges / J.j. Scarisbrick. -- God's Law And Man's: Stephen Gardiner And The Problem Of Loyalty / R. Pogson. -- Bondmen Under The Tudors / D. Macculloch. -- Wales And England After The Tudor Union: Crown, Principality And Parliament, 1543-1624 / P. Roberts. -- Robe And Sword In The Conquest Of Ireland / B. Bradshaw. -- The Principal Secretaries In The Reign Of Edward Vi: Reflections On Their Office And Archive / C.s. Knighton. -- Philip Ii And The Government Of England / D. Loades. -- Sin And Society: The Northern High Commission And The Northern Gentry In The Reign Of Elizabeth I / C. Cross. -- The Crown, The Gentry And London: The Enforcement Of Proclamation, 1596-1640 / F. Heal. -- Taxation And The Political Limits Of The Tudor State / R. Schofield. Edited By Claire Cross, David Loades, And J.j. Scarisbrick. Bibliography Of The Writings Of G.r. Elton, 1946-1986: P. 257-264. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents List of contributors Preface Abbreviations Wolsey and the Parliament of 1523 The Act of Appeals and the English reformation Thomas Cromwell and the 'brethren' I II III IV Henry VIII and the dissolution of the Secular Colleges I II III IV God's law and man's: Stephen Gardiner and the problem of loyalty I II III IV V VI VII Bondmen under the Tudors Wales and England after the Tudor 'union': Crown, principality and parliament, 1543-1624 I II III IV Robe and sword in the conquest of Ireland I II III The principal secretaries in the reign of Edward VI: reflections on their office and archive Philip II and the government of England Sin and society: the northern high commission and the northern gentry in the reign of Elizabeth I The crown, the gentry and London: the enforcement of proclamation, 1596-1640 Taxation and the political limits of the Tudor state Bibliography of the writings of G. R. Elton, 1946-1986 Index This is a collection of specially commissioned research essays by specialists on the government of Tudor England, designed as a tribute from a group of advanced students to their tutor 'NEWES', wrote Thomas Cromwell to John Creke on 17 August 1523, 'refresshith the spy[rit] of lyffe'.