I know it borders on polemical at times, but I have had good success with
students reading J.J. Scarisbrick's *The Reformation and the English People.*
It helps them realize that there can be different versions of the same story,
crafted out of other types of sources. I their papers, I find that students
either endorse JJS' views or argue with him strenuously, and that strikes me
as healthy.
I am experimenting with Paul Seaver's *Wallington's World* this semester, but
the jury is still out.
Unfortunately, good primary source collections for the Tudor-Stuart period
are hard to come by.
Michael F. Graham
History Dept.
University of Akron
R1MXG@vm1.cc.uakron.edu