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The English People at War in the Age of Henry VIII
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This lecture uses the records of hundreds of parishes and boroughs to see how communities coped with the pressures of war in Henry VIII's England.
This included buying and maintaining up-to-date weapons and armour, fortifying the coasts and developing new mechanisms of local government to organise their efforts.

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The English People at War in the Age of Henry VIII
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Steven Gunn
Keywords
arms
fortifications
parishes
boroughs
henry viii
Department: Faculty of History
Date Added: 12/10/2016
Duration: 00:55:16

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