The Age of Elizabeth
Subtitle: England under the later Tudors, 1547-1603
By: D.M. Palliser.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Social and economic history of England
Publisher: Longman
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 516
Subjects: Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 16th century.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century.
Description: This famous book was the first up-to-date survey of its field for a generation; even today, when work on early modern social history proliferates, it remains the only general economic history of the age. This second edition, substantially revised and expanded, is clear in outline, rich in detail, stressing continuity as well as change, balancing the glamour of privilege with the misery and privation of the poor, and dealing with the dark side of Tudor life -- vagabondage, starvation, superstition and cruelty -- as well as its heroic achievements.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 464-490) and index.