The New World by Winston Churchill

THE NEW WORLD

From the Renaissance to the Glorious Revolution — England reinvents itself, tears itself apart, and emerges as the world's first constitutional monarchy.

The second volume of the monumental work History of the English-Speaking Peoples, this book covers one of the most tumultuous periods in British history: the Tudors and the break with Rome, the Elizabethan Golden Age, the defeat of the Invincible Armada, the civil war, Cromwell, and finally the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Winston Churchill recounts these events with the insight of a statesman who understands what power costs — and what it builds.

An essential read to understand the formation of the English-speaking world and the emergence of parliamentary democracy.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS VOLUME

• The Tudor dynasty: Henry VII, Henry VIII, and the break with Rome
• Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen: The Elizabethan Golden Age and the defeat of the Invincible Armada
• Shakespeare and Marlowe: The English cultural Renaissance
• Oliver Cromwell: The Commonwealth and the Republic
• The Glorious Revolution of 1688: The birth of the constitutional monarchy
• The North American colonies: English expansion in the New World

OTHER VOLUMES IN THE SERIES

• Volume 1: Birth of a Nation — Norman conquest and British unification
• Volume 3: The Age of Revolution — Louis XIV, Napoleon, and Waterloo
• Volume 4: The Great Democracies — Victorian era and British Empire

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