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Article: The Tudor Nobility.(Brief Article)

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June 22, 1993
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Many are the inkwells expended over the English nobility, particularly those of the Tudor era, with their retainers, friends, tenants, and the sovereign. The seven studies and introduction included in this book illustrate the range of the discussion. Arranged Across the century, the first four are drawn from the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII while the last three are set in those of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.

T. B. Pugh's work challenges the notion that Henry VII systematically attacked the nobility. Unlike his predecessors, the king did not begin with a network noble of friendships, although he was able to gamer the support needed to defeat the ...

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