The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland

ISBN-13: 9780521809962 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 274 str.

Jane E. A. Dawson

Opis

During his brief political career, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of Argyll (1530-73) played a crucial role in the mid-century upheavals in Scottish and British politics. This definitive study on Argyll is a major contribution to Scottish political history, and a significant new contribution to the history of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The study of his career changes significantly the axis of mid-Tudor studies as well as the study of the dynamics of Scottish history. Important European contexts and resonances are also explored.

Recenzje

'Tudor specialists will read this with much profit … wide-ranging … This is a fine book, clearly written and well structured …' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Spis treści

List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Prologue: 1560: British policies and the British context; 1. Argyll's life and character; 2. Semi-sovereign prince; 3. The creation of a British policy: 1558–60; 4. The collapse of amity: 1561–5; 5. The reconfiguration of British politics: 1566–8; 6. The withdrawal from British politics: 1569–73; Conclusion: the earl of Argyll and British politics in the age of the three kingdoms; Chronology, 1558–73; Bibliography; Index.