Natalie Mears University of Durham Tudor monarchy Natalie Mears University of Durham
Introduction Historiography Reigns of the Tudor monarchs Reading list
1. Historiography Professor Sir Geoffrey Elton Modern, institutional, bureaucratic The Tudor Revolution in Government (1953)
1. Historiography 1970s: Starkey – people 1990s: Guy – ‘New Tudor Political History’ Institutions, people, ideas
1. Historiography Political thought not a disembodied discourse Put in context Real issues = problem to debate Writers examine these issues Give people range of solutions
1. Historiography Institutions, people, ideas e.g. Lord Burghley (Stephen Alford) Problems
1. Historiography Nature of monarchy Henry VIII: ‘imperial monarchy’ Edward VI: minority Mary and Elizabeth: gender/queenship
1. Historiography ii) Institutions Privy council Parliament iii) People Classical humanism Citizenship e.g. Burghley
1. Historiography iv) Realm as whole e.g. Elizabethan realm Vulnerable and paranoid Foreign invasion + domestic insurgence Quasi-republican ideas 1590s: authoritarian, economic and social problems, war.
2. Tudor Monarchs: Henry VII Least studied Source material Different debates Existing literature
2. Tudor Monarchs: Henry VII Steve Gunn and Margaret Condon Council Attendant Not modern and bureaucratic Comparable to Edward IV French influence Magnificent court
2. Tudor Monarchs: Henry VIII ‘Trench warfare’ How he governed Elton vs. Starkey
2. Tudor Monarchs: Henry VIII ii) Factionalism Elton, Starkey, Ives: YES Bernard: NO Gunn, Guy: types of group; sometimes iii) Was Henry easy to persuade or manipulate?
2. Tudor Monarchs: Edward VI Role of Edward, ‘King Josiah’ ii) Challenges of minority government ‘Good duke’ Somerset? ‘Evil Machiavell’ Northumberland?
2. Tudor Monarchs: Mary I Not well served Religion Gender/ Queenship
2. Tudor Monarchs: Elizabeth I Queenship Mary, Elizabeth, Mary Stuart, Mary of Guise, Catherine de Medici John Knox, The first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women (Geneva, 1558) John Aylmer, An harborowe for faithful and trewe subiects (Strasburg, 1559)
2. Tudor Monarchs: Elizabeth I Knox Aylmer: Bible Exceptions ‘Mixed polity’ e.g. Christopher St German (‘king-in-parliament’) Significance
2. Tudor Monarchs: Elizabeth I Mary: unwieldy council? Guy: inner ring inc Cardinal Pole Elizabeth: differing views Alford: privy council Me: ‘probouleutic group’ + ad hoc counselling (Throckmorton, Hunsdon) iii) Tensions between Elizabeth and counsellors: gender or religion? iv) Classical humanism and citizenship
2. Tudor Monarchs: Elizabeth I ii) Succession + iii) Religion Mary Queen of Scots Marriage Nominate a successor Control Mary
2. Tudor Monarchs: Elizabeth I Strategic launchpads Scotland The Netherlands France Ireland Fifth Column