The Tudor Arte of Warre 1485-1558: The conduct of war from Henry VII to Mary I

If you peruse a bookshop's shelves, Tudor history seems to concern itself with Monarchy (mostly wives), religion (for or against the Reformation) with a side order of cookery (pies and pottage). Tudor warfare has either been dismissed as unimportant or criticised for its 'backwardness'. There have, however, been recent attempts to re-evaluate the achievements of the Tudors at war, especially the part played by Henry VIII in the 'modernisation' of the army, in the context of the continuing m...