The Reign Of Elizabeth I

Author : John Alexander Guy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521443418

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The Reign of Elizabeth I by John Alexander Guy Pdf

This book is about the politics and political culture of the 'last decade' of the reign of Elizabeth I, in effect the years 1585 to 1603. It argues that this period was so distinctive that it amounted to the second of two 'reigns'. It also invites readers, at times provocatively, to take a critical look at the declining Virgin Queen. Many teachers and their students have failed to consider the 'last decade' in its own right, or have ignored it, having begun their accounts in 1558 and struggled on to the defeat of the Armada in 1588. Only two major political surveys have been attempted since 1926. Both consider mainly the war with Spain and the politics of war, and each allots inadequate space to Crown patronage, puritanism and religion, society and the economy, political thought, and literature and drama. This book, written by some of the leading scholars of their generation, will be indispensable to a fuller understanding of the age.

Author : Stephen J. Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429603914

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The Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen J. Lee Pdf

Covering the period from 1558–1603, The Reign of Elizabeth I looks at all the important aspects of the reign of the last of the Tudor monarchs. The volume gives students the critical tools to enable them to perform to their best ability, drawing together the main issues on each topic and providing an accessible guide to the period. Using extensive sources and historiography, Stephen J. Lee explores: the religious settlement government and foreign policy the economy Elizabeth's relationship with Parliament society and culture. Also including a glossary of key terms and a helpful chronology, this is an essential tool for any student of British history.

Author : Stephen Alford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608193622

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The Watchers by Stephen Alford Pdf

In a Europe aflame with wars of religion and dynastic conflicts, Elizabeth I came to the throne of a realm encircled by menace. To the great Catholic powers of France and Spain, England was a heretic pariah state, a canker to be cut away for the health of the greater body of Christendom. Elizabeth's government, defending God's true Church of England and its leader, the queen, could stop at nothing to defend itself. Headed by the brilliant, enigmatic, and widely feared Sir Francis Walsingham, the Elizabethan state deployed every dark art: spies, double agents, cryptography, and torture. Delving deeply into sixteenth-century archives, Stephen Alford offers a groundbreaking, chillingly vivid depiction of Elizabethan espionage, literally recovering it from the shadows. In his company we follow Her Majesty's agents through the streets of London and Rome, and into the dank cells of the Tower. We see the world as they saw it-ever unsure who could be trusted or when the fatal knock on their own door might come. The Watchers is a riveting exploration of loyalty, faith, betrayal, and deception with the highest possible stakes, in a world poised between the Middle Ages and modernity.

Author : Carole Levin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350317192

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The Reign of Elizabeth 1 by Carole Levin Pdf

The reign of Elizabeth I was marked by change: England finally became a protestant nation, and England's relations with her neighbours were also changing, in part because of religious controversies. Elizabeth's reign was also significant in terms of changing gender expectations, and in terms of attitudes towards those considered different. While a woman ruled, others, often at the bottom of the social scale, were condemned as witches. Levin evaluates Elizabeth and the significance of her reign both in the context of her age and our own, examining the increasing cultural diversity of Elizabethan England and the impact of the reign of an unmarried queen on gender expectations, as well as exploring the more traditional themes of religion, foreign policy, plots and conspiracies. Levin's fresh perspective will be welcomed by students of this exceptional reign.

Author : A. N. McLaren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139426343

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Political Culture in the Reign of Elizabeth I by A. N. McLaren Pdf

In this major contribution to the Ideas in Context series Anne McLaren explores the consequences for English political culture when, with the accession of Elizabeth I, imperial 'kingship' came to be invested in the person of a female ruler. She looks at how Elizabeth managed to be queen, in the face of considerable male opposition, and demonstrates how that opposition was enacted. Dr McLaren argues that during Elizabeth's reign men were able to accept the rule of a woman partly by inventing a new definition of 'citizen', one that made it an exclusively male identity, and she emphasizes the continuities between Elizabeth's reign and the outbreak of the English civil wars in the seventeenth century. A significant work of cultural history informed by political thought, Political Culture in the Reign of Elizabeth I offers a wholesale reinterpretation of the political dynamics of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

Author : Prof. J. B. Black
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789121339

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The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603 by Prof. J. B. Black Pdf

First published in 1936, this is a classic account of the reign of Elizabeth Tudor during the Sixteenth Century. The book provides a comprehensive account of the political, economic, social, literary, artistic, scientific, and cultural features that made it one of the richest periods in British history. It ranges from the Religious Settlement, England's relations with France, and the succession to Catholic and Puritan challenges to the establishment, the execution of Mary Stuart, the Armada, the Irish problem, and the later years of Elizabeth’s reign. “Professor Black brought to his task the knowledge and experience of a scholar who is a specialist in the period, the balance and wisdom of a philosophical mind, and the skill of a distinguished stylist. Need one be surprised that his book is not merely a first-rate text-book but a work which any serious-minded person will read with abounding pleasure.”—Sunday Times “This volume is one of those books which are so packed with information that its value can only be discovered in use. For those about to make a serious study of a difficult and complex period of English history it should be a most useful introduction, for Professor Black has the rare virtue of being impartial, even on the most controversial topics....The best advanced text-book of the Elizabethan period that has yet been written.”—Listener “Professor Black’s book is a solid achievement of sound and accurate scholarship, whose clearness of thought and balance in judgement make it a pleasure to read.”—Oxford Magazine “A most moderate, well-balanced, and ably written work, which should form a useful corrective to the many biased and unscholarly publications associated with the period it covers.”—Glasgow Herald

Author : Barbara Mervyn
Publisher : Hodder Murray
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0719574862

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The Reign of Elizabeth by Barbara Mervyn Pdf

SHP Advanced History Core Texts are the Schools History Project's acclaimed new books for A level History. These books apply SHP's two decades of curriculum development experience to the challenge of helping students make the leap from GCSE to A level. They offer: - clear and penetrating narrative - comprehensively explaining the content required for examination success - thought provoking and relevant activities that explore the content and help students think analytically about the subject - thorough exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that address the distinctive requirements of A Level history - a wide range of revision strategies including structured content summaries This book is an advanced core text on the reign of Elizabeth I 1558-1603. It is designed to give students an insight into the nature of, and the achievements and failures of, Elizabeth's governments. It investigates the changing nature of English society at this time, and explores the ongoing historiographical debate about the period. There is practical guidance in essay writing and revision, along with opportunities for active learning, including decision-making exercises and source-based investigations.

Author : William Simpson
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0435327356

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The Reign of Elizabeth by William Simpson Pdf

Heinemann Advanced History is a series which supports the AS and A-Levels starting September 2000. The series provides coverage of all the most popular topics, so you can cover the whole of the specification with up-to-date resources. Each book begins with an AS-level section which is very accessible, dealing with narrative and explanation of the topic. There are extra notes, biography boxes and definitions in the margin and summary boxes to help students assimilate the information. This should help them make the trasition from GCSE to A-level. The second section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination by concentrating on analysis and historians' interpretations of the material covered in the AS sections. This text concentrates on the era of Elizabeth I.

Author : Judith M. Richards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136588266

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Elizabeth I by Judith M. Richards Pdf

Elizabeth I was Queen of England for almost forty-five years. The daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, as an infant she was briefly accepted as her father’s heir. After her mother was executed at her father’s command she was declared illegitimate and led a sometimes scandalous existence until her accession to the throne at the age of twenty-five. Elizabeth oversaw a vibrant age of exploration and literature and established herself, the "Virgin Queen", a national icon that lives on in the popular imagination. But Elizabeth was England’s second female monarch, and was greatly influenced by the experiences and mistakes of the reign of her half-sister, Mary I, before her. During her reign, Elizabeth had to perform a complicated balancing act in religious matters. As religious wars raged in Europe, Elizabeth herself a moderate Protestant, had to manage an inherited Catholic realm and the demands of zealous Protestants. The importance of such familiar features of Elizabeth’s reign as the presence in England of Mary Queen of Scots and her enduring efforts to take the throne, the Spanish armada, and the origins of English colonial expansion beyond the British archipelago all receive fresh attention in this engaging book. This new biography sheds light on Elizabeth’s early life, influences and on her personal religious beliefs as well as examining her reign, politics and reassesses Elizabeth’s reluctance to marry, a matter for which she has been much praised, but which is here judged one of the second queen regnant’s more problematic decisions. Judith M. Richards takes an objective and rounded view of Elizabeth’s whole life and provides the perfect introduction for students and general readers alike.

Author : Christopher Haigh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317874638

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Elizabeth by Christopher Haigh Pdf

The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so-called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how she achieved this and the ways in which she exercised her power.

Author : John Bennett Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0192852930

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The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603 by John Bennett Black Pdf

Available in paperback for the first time, this is a classic account of the reign of Elizabeth, and of the political, economic, social, literary, artistic, scientific, and cultural features that made it one of the richest periods in British history. It ranges from the Religious Settlement, England's relations with France, and the succession to Catholic and Puritan challenges to the establishement, the execution of Mary Stuart, the Armada, the Irish problem, and the later years of her reign.

Author : Christopher Haigh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317873617

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Elizabeth I by Christopher Haigh Pdf

The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history - the "Golden Age". This celebrated and influential study reconsiders how Elizabeth achieved this, and the ways in which she exercised her power. It analyses the nature of her power through an examination of her relations with Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the Church, the nobility, military and the English people themselves.

Author : Rayne Allinson
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1137008350

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A Monarchy of Letters by Rayne Allinson Pdf

This book examines Elizabeth's correspondence with several significant rulers, analyzing how her letters were constructed, drafted and presented, the rhetorical strategies used, and the role these letters played in facilitating diplomatic relations.

Author : Christopher Haigh
Publisher : MacMillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013300283

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The Reign of Elizabeth I by Christopher Haigh Pdf

Author : Susan Doran
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199574957

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Elizabeth I and Her Circle by Susan Doran Pdf

The inside story of Elizabeth I's inner circle and the crucial human relationships which lay at the heart of her personal and political life. It is a vivid and often dramatic account, offering a deeper insight into Elizabeth's emotional and political conduct, and challenging many popular myths about her.