The Queen's Wards: Wardship and Marriage under Elizabeth I

by Joel Hurstfield

First published in 1958, this reissue of The Queen's Wards from 1973 remains a significant contribution to the history of society and government in Elizabethan England. The concept of wardship reached its zenith in Elizabethan times, when it was used as a powerful weapon in the raising of revenues and in controlling the aristocracy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032468076
• ISBN13: 9781032468075
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"