Assignment Question
Please write an essay on the following topic. Use grammatically correct English. Organize your points. Link your arguments. Although both their topics are different, John Guy and Keith Thomas suggest in their respective books that some of the roots of modern Britain can be found in their discussion of Early Modern British history.
What especially regarding the manner in which today’s Britain is governed does Guy trace to the second half of the sixteenth century? Besides politics, what other origins of today’s United Kingdom may be identified in the England and Scotland of Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI/I in Guy’s rendition of their age?
And which early modern developments does Keith Thomas suggest have left a lasting imprint on English or British culture? In how far do you agree with his analysis of the importance of codes of conduct (and their evolution) in understanding British history? Why or why not?
