Lingard's History of England; a fair-minded account written avowedly from a Roman Catholic point of view. Valuable data have however been brought to light since Lingard wrote.
Von Ranke's Englische Geschichte, translated as "History of England principally in the seventeenth century": not a detailed history of this period, but marked by the Author's keen historical insight.
——— History of the Popes, for those aspects of the period suggested by the title: see also Macaulay's Essay on this work.
Strype's Ecclesiastical Memorials, containing transcripts of many important documents. The compiler however occasionally went astray; as in a remarkable instance noted at p. 129.
MODERN
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P. Hume, History of Scotland.
Cambridge Modern History: vol. ii., The Reformation. Useful for reference, and containing a very full bibliography of the subject. Cc. xiii.-xvi. deal more particularly with England. Also vol. iii., The Wars of Religion.
Chambers, Cyclopaedia of English Literature, containing useful surveys, criticisms, and extracts. [New edition.]
Chambers, E. K., The Mediaeval Stage, invaluable prolegomena to a History of the Elizabethan stage as yet unwritten. Clowes, Sir W. Laird, The Royal Navy; vol. i.
Cunningham, W., Growth of English Industry and Commerce: the best
Economic Authority. Dictionary of National Biography.