The Emergence of a Nation State: The commonwealth of England 1529-1660

This text analyzes a key phase in the development of modern Britain, opening with one revolution (the Reformation) and closing with another (the Civil War). During this period the country was forged into a nation state and saw the creation of the first colonies abroad - the forerunners of the great empire of the 18th and 19th centuries. These directions were to remain fundamentally unchanged until the late-20th century.