Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603

Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603
Author: Susan Doran
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134741200

At her accession in 1558 Elizabeth I inherited a troublesome legacy with a long history of wars against France and Scotland. This international situation was becoming a huge financial burden on the English crown and economy. Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy describes and assesses England's foreign policy during the second half of the sixteenth century. It includes coverage of Elizabeth's relations with foreign powers, the effect of Reformation on foreign affairs, Elizabeth's successs as a stateswoman and the war with Spain.

The Making of Elizabethan Foreign Policy, 1558-1603

The Making of Elizabethan Foreign Policy, 1558-1603
Author: Richard Bruce Wernham
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1980
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520039667

Elizabethan foreign policy was very much the policy of Queen Elizabeth l herself. It was not foreplanned, envisaged whole in advance. It was built up out of her responses to questions and problems posed by her relations with neighboring and, in the case of France and Spain, far more powerful countries. The responses, inspired by consistant instincts and opinions concerning her own country's true interests, grew into a coherent policy.

The Reign of Elizabeth I

The Reign of Elizabeth I
Author: Stephen J. Lee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2020-02-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429603916

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.

The Reign of Elizabeth

The Reign of Elizabeth
Author: Barbara Mervyn
Publisher: Hodder Murray
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719574863

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.

Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603

Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603
Author: Susan Doran
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134741197

At her accession in 1558 Elizabeth I inherited a troublesome legacy with a long history of wars against France and Scotland. This international situation was becoming a huge financial burden on the English crown and economy. Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy describes and assesses England's foreign policy during the second half of the sixteenth century. It includes coverage of Elizabeth's relations with foreign powers, the effect of Reformation on foreign affairs, Elizabeth's successs as a stateswoman and the war with Spain.

Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603

Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603
Author: Susan Doran
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134906331

Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in an English and a European context. She examines the religious views and policies of the Queen, the making of the 1559 settlement and the resulting reforms. The changing beliefs of the English people are discussed, and the author charts the fortunes of both Puritanism and Catholicism. Finally she looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth I as royal governor, and of the Church of England as a whole.

Elizabeth's Spymaster

Elizabeth's Spymaster
Author: Robert Hutchinson
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2007-08-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0312368224

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The Life of Elizabeth I

The Life of Elizabeth I
Author: Alison Weir
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2013-04-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307834603

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate, captivating portrait of Queen Elizabeth I that brings the enigmatic ruler to vivid life, from acclaimed biographer Alison Weir “An extraordinary piece of historical scholarship.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one—not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating chronicle, Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure. Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character. Elizabeth I loved the Earl of Leicester, but did she conspire to murder his wife? She called herself the Virgin Queen, but how chaste was she through dozens of liaisons? She never married—was her choice to remain single tied to the chilling fate of her mother, Anne Boleyn? An enthralling epic, The Life of Elizabeth I is a mesmerizing, stunning chronicle of a trailblazing monarch.

The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I

The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I
Author: C. Beem
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2011-04-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230118550

This edited volume brings together a collection of provocative essays examining a number of different facets of Elizabethan foreign affairs, encompassing England and The British Isles, Europe, and the dynamic civilization of Islam. As an entirely domestic queen who never physically left her realm, Elizabeth I cast an inordinately wide shadow in the world around her. The essays is this volume collectively reveal a queen and her kingdom much more connected and integrated into a much wider world than usually discussed in conventional studies of Elizabethan foreign affairs.

Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs)

Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs)
Author: Helen Castor
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0141980893

'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history' In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a reflection of the truth. In this illuminating account of England's iconic queen, Helen Castor reveals her reign as shaped by a profound and enduring insecurity that was a matter of both practical politics and personal psychology.