State Papers Online, 1509-1714: Part I: The Tudors, Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, 1509-1603: State Papers Domestic

Part I delivers the complete series of State Papers Domestic for the Tudor era, encompassing every facet of early modern government, including social and economic affairs, law and order, religious policy, crown possessions, and intelligence.

The collection chronicles social unrest in England as it pitched back and forth between the religious positions of its rulers: from Edward VI's promotion of the Reformation, to Mary I's reassertion of Catholicism and Elizabeth's loyalty to Protestantism and enduring suspicion of Catholic plots.

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