Download book Smith College Studies in History Volume 3
Download book Smith College Studies in History Volume 3
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Author: Smith College Dept of History
Number of Pages: 80 pages
Published Date: 09 Feb 2012
Publisher: General Books
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781235845338
File Name: Smith.College.Studies.in.History.Volume.3.pdf
Download Link: Smith College Studies in History Volume 3
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1918 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III Reconstruction Under Mary, 1553-1558 "Sterility," writes Pollard, "was the conclusive note of Mary's reign." It was a "palpable failure." Yet one exception must be taken to Mr. Pollard's sweeping condemnation. In the matter of government finances there was a real and important advance, without which the work of Elizabeth could not have begun so auspiciously. Like a spendthrift wasting his capital funds the late Henrician and the Edwardian government had reduced and alienated crown possessions and resources to tide over financial crises. What was left was now so carefully husbanded that it was made to serve the requirements of the state for another half century. This was the constructive work of Mary's government. The religious reaction which Mary personified made it impossible to go forward to those new developments of the Tudor policy which Northumberland was planning, and had already begun, the increase of the crown lands by the annexation of the estates of the bishops. The queen's intense devotion to the old church even led to the surrender of certain resources already in hand. But the sale of lands practically ceased, and for the sources of supply which remained, conservation and intensive cultivation to effect the utmost productivity were the keynotes. Mary enjoyed initial advantages which her brother did not have when he began to rule. The kingdom was at peace, and not threatened with war. Boulogne with its great charges had fortunately been lost. The crown was not surrounded by a group of grasping councillors bent on enriching themselves at the expense of the state. At the beginning of the reign stern retrenchment was the order. "It must also be considered," runs a memorandum of things to be done for the good of the reign, drawn up August...
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Smith College Studies in History Volume 3. Smith College Dept of History
Author: Smith College Dept of History
Number of Pages: 80 pages
Published Date: 09 Feb 2012
Publisher: General Books
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781235845338
File Name: Smith.College.Studies.in.History.Volume.3.pdf
Download Link: Smith College Studies in History Volume 3
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1918 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III Reconstruction Under Mary, 1553-1558 "Sterility," writes Pollard, "was the conclusive note of Mary's reign." It was a "palpable failure." Yet one exception must be taken to Mr. Pollard's sweeping condemnation. In the matter of government finances there was a real and important advance, without which the work of Elizabeth could not have begun so auspiciously. Like a spendthrift wasting his capital funds the late Henrician and the Edwardian government had reduced and alienated crown possessions and resources to tide over financial crises. What was left was now so carefully husbanded that it was made to serve the requirements of the state for another half century. This was the constructive work of Mary's government. The religious reaction which Mary personified made it impossible to go forward to those new developments of the Tudor policy which Northumberland was planning, and had already begun, the increase of the crown lands by the annexation of the estates of the bishops. The queen's intense devotion to the old church even led to the surrender of certain resources already in hand. But the sale of lands practically ceased, and for the sources of supply which remained, conservation and intensive cultivation to effect the utmost productivity were the keynotes. Mary enjoyed initial advantages which her brother did not have when he began to rule. The kingdom was at peace, and not threatened with war. Boulogne with its great charges had fortunately been lost. The crown was not surrounded by a group of grasping councillors bent on enriching themselves at the expense of the state. At the beginning of the reign stern retrenchment was the order. "It must also be considered," runs a memorandum of things to be done for the good of the reign, drawn up August...
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