Elizabeth's Wars: War, Government and Society in Tudor England, 1544-1604

by Paul E. J. Hammer

Overview

The human and financial cost of war between 1544 and 1604 strained English government and society to their limits. Paul E. J. Hammer offers a new narrative of these wars which weaves together developments on land and sea. Combining original work and a synthesis of existing research, Hammer explores how the government of Elizabeth I overhauled English strategy and weapons to create forces capable of confronting the might of Habsburg Spain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333919439
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/2004
Series:	British History in Perspective S
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

PAUL E. J. HAMMER has taught in Australia at the Universities of New England and Adelaide, and currently lectures in the Department of Modern History at the University of St Andrew's.
PAUL E. J. HAMMER has taught in Australia at the Universities of New England and Adelaide, and currently lectures in the Department of Modern History at the University of St Andrew's.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
List of Maps
List of Tables
Technical Terms and Conventions
Introduction
The Glory of War: Operations and Developments, 1544-58
The Burden of War: Operations and Developments, 1559-72
The Spectre of War: Operations and Developments, c.1572-85
The Perils of War: Operations and Developments, 1585-88
The Depths of War: Operations and Developments, 1589-95
The Limits of War: Operations and Developments, 1596-1604
The Reformation of War
Abbreviations
References
Select Bibliography
Index.

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From the Publisher

This is an excellent book which students will find clear and helpful. It copes well with the familiar dilemma of military history, dealing with the realities of combat but never losing sight of their wider social, political and diplomatic contexts.' - Steven Gunn, Merton College, Oxford

'This study makes a worthwhile contribution not only to our understanding of sixteenth-century government but to England's military history and will do much to set the record straight.' - Contemporary Review