In a number of related case-studies, this book traces the social political, and cultural factors making for conformity and obedience, and those promoting dissidence and revolt in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. The essays explore the significance of the concept of honour in forming the mentality of the ruling elites, the role of region, humanism, and law in promoting social and political solidarity, and the influences at work in the changing styles of political action as illustrated by the careers of four magnates.
| ISBN: | 9780521257183 |
| Publication date: | 21st August 1986 |
| Author: | Mervyn James |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 485 pages |
| Series: | Past and Present Publications |
| Genres: |
European history History and Archaeology |