History+ for Edexcel A level
Subtitle: religion and the state in early modern Europe
By: Robin Bunce, Christine Knaack, Sarah Ward
Contributors: Ward, Sarah; Knaack, Christine
Series: History+ for Edexcel A Level; History+ for Edexcel A Level
Publisher: Hodder Education Group
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9781471837487
Subjects: Religion and state; History; Reformation; Church history; HISTORY; Western
Other titles: Religion and the state in early modern Europe
Description: Develop high-level skills in Edexcel A Level History through expert narrative and extended reading, including bespoke essays from current academics in the historical interpretations section. History+ for Edexcel A Level: Religion and the state in early modern Europe facilitates students' progress and supports the thematic connections in the Edexcel A level History specification. - Develops a strong understanding of 16th Century England, the German Reformation and the Dutch Revolt through expert, well-researched, accessible narrative. - Ensures targeted development of essay, interpretation and.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; Paper 1 England, 1509-1603: authority, nation and religion; Theme 1 Monarchy and government, 1509-88; 1a: The Tudor monarchs; 1b: The changing role of parliament; 1c: The principal servants of the Crown; Theme 2 Religious changes, 1509-88; 2a: Tudor monarchs and religious change; 2b: Catholicism and its survival; 2c: Protestantism and Puritanism; Theme 3 State control and popular resistance, 1509-88; 3a: Tudor control of the country; 3b: The state and the poor; 3c: Resistance to Tudor rule; Theme 4 Economic, social and cultural change, 1509-88.; title: 4a: Patterns of domestic and foreign trade4b: The changing structure of society; 4c: Cultural change; Historical interpretations; Was there a general crisis of government in the last years of Elizabeth I's reign, 1589-1603?; Paper 2 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-55; Key Topic 1 Conditions in early sixteenth-century Germany; Section 1: The Holy Roman Empire; Section 2: The state of the German economy; Section 3: The German Catholic Church; Key Topic 2 Luther's early challenge to the Catholic Church, 1517-20; Section 1: Luther's early life and influences on him.; title: Section 2: The Ninety-Five Theses, 1517Section 3: The shaping of Luther's beliefs; Section 4: Luther's excommunication, 1520; Key Topic 3 The development of Lutheranism, 1521-46; Section 1: The Diet of Worms and its aftermath; Section 2: Luther's attitude to religious and political radicalism; Section 3: Lutheran beliefs and their influence; Section 4: Luther's declining influence, 1530-46; Key Topic 4 The spread and survival of Lutheranism, 1521-55; Section 1: The failure of Lutheran-Catholic negotiations; Section 2: The role of the German princes; Section 3: Charles V and Lutheranism.; title: Section 4: The papacy and LutheranismPaper 2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563-1609; Key Topic 1 The origins of the Dutch Revolt, c1563-67; Section 1: The Habsburg Netherlands; Section 2: The situation, c1563; Section 3: The opposition of the Dutch grandees; Section 4: The impact of Calvinism; Key Topic 2 Alva and Orange, 1567-73; Section 1: Alva's rule; Section 2: Orange's failure; Section 3: The role of the Sea Beggars; Section 4: Orange's triumph; Key Topic 3 Spain and the reconquest, 1573-84; Section 1: The failure of Requesens; Section 2: Reasons for the success of Parma.; title: Section 3: Foreign intervention in the NetherlandsSection 4: The growing independence of the northern provinces; Key Topic 4 Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584-1609; Section 1: Maurice of Nassau; Section 2: Reasons for Spanish failures; Section 3: The growing power of the United Provinces; Section 4: The declining power of Spain in the Netherlands; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Acknowledgements; Answers; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.