Law and Government under the Tudors

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Wolsey and the Parliament of 1523 John Guy; 2. The Act of appeals and the English reformation Graham Nicholson; 3. Thomas Cromwell and the 'brethren' Susan Brigden; 4. Henry VIII and the dissolution of the Secular Colleges J. J. Scarisbrick; 5. God's law and man's: Stephen Gardiner and the problem of loyalty Rex Pogson; 6. Bondmen under the Tudors Diarmaid MacCulloch; 7. Wales and England after the Tudor 'union': 8. Crown, principality and parliament, 1543–1624 Peter Roberts; 9. Robe and sword in the conquest of Ireland Brendan Bradshaw; 10. The principal secretaries in the reign of Edward VI: reflections on their office and archive C. S. Knighton; 11. Philip II and the government of England David Loades; 12. Sin and society: the northern high commission and the northern gentry in the reign of Elizabeth I Claire Cross; 13. The crown, the gentry and London: the enforcement of proclamation, 1596–1640 Felicity Heal; 14. Taxation and the political limits of the Tudor state Roger Schofield; Bibliography of the writings of G. R. Elton, 1946–1986; Index.