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

by Stephen Alford

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521892856
• ISBN13: 9780521892858
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"