Mary and Philip - The Marriage of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain

This book presents a new interpretation of the co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II. It reclaims Mary as a great Catholic queen and fleshes out Philip's contributions as king, exposing the sectarian historiography that has cast their reign in a negative light. An important corrective for the history of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain.

List of contents

List of plates
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1 Prenuptial
2 Contracting matrimony
3 Wyatt and the queen's regal power
4 A marriage made in Heaven?
5 Royal entry: London, 18 August 1554
6 Anti-Spanish sentiment in early modern England
7 Spanish Tudor / English Habsburg
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Alexander Samson is Reader in Early Modern Studies at University College London

Summary

This book presents a new interpretation of the co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II. It reclaims Mary as a great Catholic queen and fleshes out Philip’s contributions as king, exposing the sectarian historiography that has cast their reign in a negative light. An important corrective for the history of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Samson
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781526142238
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4223-8
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Studies in Early Modern European History; Studies in Early Modern Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europäische Geschichte, 1500 bis heute