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

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Preface Abbreviations 1. Wolsey and the Parliament of 1523 John Guy 2. The Act of appeals and the English reformation Graham Nicholson 3. Thomas Cromwell and the 'brethren' Susan Brigden 4. Henry VIII and the dissolution of the Secular Colleges J. J. Scarisbrick 5. God's law and man's: Stephen Gardiner and the problem of loyalty Rex Pogson 6. Bondmen under the Tudors Diarmaid MacCulloch 7. Wales and England after the Tudor 'union': 8. Crown, principality and parliament, 1543-1624 Peter Roberts 9. Robe and sword in the conquest of Ireland Brendan Bradshaw 10. The principal secretaries in the reign of Edward VI: reflections on their office and archive C. S. Knighton 11. Philip II and the government of England David Loades 12. Sin and society: the northern high commission and the northern gentry in the reign of Elizabeth I Claire Cross 13. The crown, the gentry and London: the enforcement of proclamation, 1596-1640 Felicity Heal 14. Taxation and the political limits of the Tudor state Roger Schofield Bibliography of the writings of G. R. Elton, 1946-1986 Index.