Now in its fifth edition since its initial 1968 publication, MacCulloch (history of the church, Oxford U.) updates Fletcher"s (history, retired, U. of Essex, UK) text on Tudor rebellions, incorporating new research since its last publication in 2004. Covering the time from the reign of Henry VII through the death of Elizabeth I, the text provides current scholarship in an accessible format suitable for beginning or mid-level undergraduates or the general public particularly interested in Tudor history. Bookended by sections on the background and an assessment, the book covers rebellions thematically as well as roughly chronologically, from rebellions around taxation (late fifteenth-early sixteenth centuries), the Lincolnshire rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace, the Western Rebellion, Robert Kett and the "Rebellions of Commonwealth," Wyatt"s Rebellion (all mid-sixteenth century), and the Northern Rebellion (late sixteenth century). A brief closing section provides sections of pertinent contemporary documents. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)