This book highlights the 'Athenian tribe', whose members, like John Cheke and William Cecil, were essential to the shaping of mid-Tudor political life, the Engl

Roger Ascham is often classified as 'a great mid-Tudor humanist' and he is perhaps best known for his role as tutor to Elizabeth I. His most famous works, The S

The life of Roger Ascham (1515/16–1568) coincided with the reigns of four Tudor monarchs, the rise and death of Luther, the Council of Trent and the wholesale

‘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

Bringing together essays on uses of history as both a practical activity and an approach to thinking about the present, this collection explores ways in which p