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P.R. Cavill offers a major reinterpretation of early Tudor constitutional history. Parliament was not a fading institution - it was a key force in legitimating Henry VII's rule, and an important medium for subjects to communicate with government. Henry's reign emerges from this study as a constitutionally innovative period.

Historians and literary scholars explore the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of Tudor and early Stuart England. Collectively the essays demonstrate that the evolution of historical conceptions of parliament was central to the ecclesiological and political thinking and culture of the period before the English Revolution. -- .

Essays exploring a wide array of sources that show the importance of Christian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon England.

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An engaging and popular history of a mysterious era of English history--the conquest of the Vikings. Its mixture of 'Dark Age' fear and its emphasis on the fighting faith of kings, country, and monasteries is sure to fascinate and delight.

For all who appreciate Celtic spirituality, here is a fresh and alternative source of nourishment and inspiration. For those looking for an authentic Christian faith, Anglo-Saxon Christianity reaches back into the very birth of the English people.