The Birth of the Elizabethan Age

This is the first of a new series of books that will tell the history of early modern England from the perspective of those living at the time. Norman Jones' fascinating account details both the individual preoccupations (such as illness and famine) and the larger historical changes (such as fears over the succession and the establishment of Protestantism) which dominated life during the 1560s.

Table of Abbreviations. Preface. 1. Prologue. 2. In the Beginning: 1559. 3. The Unsettled Settlement of Religion. 4. Protestant Discontents. 5. Catholic Confusion. 6. Marriage. 7. Royal Marriage. 8. Family Values. 9. Carpe Diem. 10. Making a Living. 11. Epilogue. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index.