Bosworth Field to Bloody Mary ― An Encyclopedia of the Early Tudors

Sparingly illustrated in B&W, the encyclopedia provides students and nonspecialists with concise definitions and descriptions of important people and terms relating to early Tudor England. Entries cover the period from 1485 to 1558 and encompasses the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. Includes lists of European monarchs, holders of English titles of nobility, holders of major offices of state, sessions and speakers of Parliament, governors of Ireland, major battles and rebellions, 16th century popes, and bishops of the early Tudor church. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

JOHN A. WAGNER has taught British and U.S. history at Phoenix College and at Arizona State University. He holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Arizona State University. He is the author of The Devon Gentleman: The Life of Sir Peter Carew (1998), The Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World (1999), and Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses (2001), and is a contributor to the Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485 (2002).