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James Gairdner (1828-1912) was one of the foremost authorities of his day on the Tudor period. This magisterial four-volume survey (originally published 1908-1913) argues that the impetus for the English Reformation came from the Lollard movement of the late fourteenth century. A prolific researcher and editor, Gairdner devoted his career to English history, and his study is both meticulous and factually sound. His critics, however, were quick to observe that the Lollard hypothesis was tenuous, and this mature work is most valuable today to those interested in the history of Reformation scholarship. Focusing on the more immediate causes of the Reformation, Volume 2, published in 1908, considers the rise of German Protestantism, the dissolution of the monasteries, the history of the English Bible and the influence of Katherine Parr and the New Learning, concluding with the death of Henry VIII in 1547.

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James Gairdner (1828-1912) was one of the foremost authorities of his day on the Tudor period. This four-volume historical survey (originally published 1908-1913) argues that the impetus for the English Reformation came from the Lollard movement of the late fourteenth century. A prolific researcher and editor, Gairdner devoted his career to English history, and his study is both meticulous and factually sound. His critics, however, were quick to observe that the Lollard hypothesis was tenuous, and this mature work is most valuable today to those interested in the history of Reformation scholarship. Volume 1 begins with an account of Lollard history from the fourteenth century to the eve of the Reformation. The second part of the volume focuses on the question of royal supremacy from an Elizabethan perspective looking back, and also includes a chapter on Sir Thomas More.

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'The Paston Letters' represent an invaluable lens on life, society, and politics in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century England. This extensive edition of the archive includes over 1000 letters from the reigns of Henry V-Henry VII. Volume 6 covers the reigns of Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII, concluding with an appendix of the family's wills.

Social history --- Letter writing --- English letters. --- History --- Paston family --- England --- Great Britain --- Social life and customs --- English literature --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales

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'The Paston Letters' represent an invaluable lens on life, society, and politics in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century England. This extensive edition of the archive includes over 1000 letters from the reigns of Henry V-Henry VII. Volume 3 contains letters from Henry VI's reign and the War of the Roses, closing with the accession of Edward IV.

Social history --- Letter writing --- English letters. --- History --- Paston family --- England --- Great Britain --- Social life and customs --- English literature --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales

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Archivist and historian James Gairdner, C.B. (1828-1912) began his career in the Public Record Office at 18 and retired as assistant keeper forty-seven years later. The author of numerous historical works, Gairdner is best-known for his archival and editorial work, which forms his most significant contributions to historical scholarship. He oversaw almost entirely the publication of Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII. The Paston Letters represent a similarly important work. The Letters reveal the fortunes of the Norfolk Paston family and of their tumultuous times. Beginning in the reign of Henry V and continuing through the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII, the Letters are of great interest to early modern historians and literary critics. Volume 1 includes a preface and the highly-praised Introduction, which provides a near-exhaustive and invaluable study of the letters' historical context.

Paston Family --- Social History --- Letter Writing --- English Letters --- England --- Great Britain --- History --- Language Arts & Disciplines --- Literary Collections --- Social Science