Court Politics and the Earl of Essex, 1589-1601

ISBN-13: 9781848930773 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 196 str.

Janet Dickinson

Opis

The 1590s have long been considered as having had a distinct character, separate from the remainder of Elizabeth's reign. This book provides a reassessment of the politics and political culture of this significant period.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Chivalric Culture and the Earl of Essex; Chapter 2 The Virgin Queen and Her Lovers; Chapter 3 ‘This Late Unhappy Accident’: The Rebellion of 1601; Chapter 4 Faction in the 1590s?; Chapter 5 Essex and Cecil; Chapter 6 Essex and the Essexians; Chapter 7 Elizabeth’s Last Decade: Cult or Crisis?;

O autorze

Janet Dickinson