This book discusses educational developments during a crucial period of English history in their social context, revising a long-standing interpretation of the

A new, transformative history – in Tudor times there were Black people living and working in Britain, and they were free ‘This is history on the cutting edg

Although life in Tudor was ordered in a strict hierarchy, service was common for all classes, and servants were not necessarily the lowest stratum in society. T

‘Anyone who writes about the Tudor century puts his head into a number of untamed lions’ mouths.’ G.R. Elton, Preface Geoffrey Elton (1921–1994) was one