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The Early Elizabethan Polity: William Cecil and the British Succession Crisis, 1558 1569

The Early Elizabethan Polity: William Cecil and the British Succession Crisis, 1558 1569

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

General European HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 0521622182
ISBN13: 9780521622189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 3 1998
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Traditionally historians have argued that the court of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was factional, divided among competing subjects who were manipulated by their Queen. This book provides a different account: of councilors who were united by two connected dangers, namely Catholic opposition to Protestant England and Elizabeth's refusal to marry or to settle England's succession. Working from the papers of the Queen's secretary, William Cecil, the author has set this crisis in the context of events in Scotland, Ireland and mainland Europe, and has explored fully the long-term political impact of this succession crisis in the 1560s.

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