Synopses & Reviews
Elizabeth I
"A sustained reflection on the nature of Elizabethan power that will
challenge historians for a long time to come" History Today
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. Looking at her role in government and in the nation it:
examines Elizabeth in terms of her power rather than her policies
explores her relations with the statesman of her time
shows how she interacted with the key institutions of sixteenth century
political life.
As this invaluable account shows, in the Tudor age, it was hard enough to be a king; it was doubly hard to be a queen. Throughout her long reign, Elizabeth's target was survival. And she survived. This introduction to Elizabeth I tells us how.
Christopher Haigh is Student and Tutor in Modern History at Christ Church, and a lecturer in Modern History at the University of Oxford.
Synopsis
Finally, the much anticipated Second Edition of Christopher Haigh's celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth I. It is not a political, still less a personal, biography of the queen; instead it reappraises her role in government and in the nation, and explores the ways in which she exercised her power. Adept at avoiding the pitfalls of sentiment and anachronism alike, Christopher Haigh examines Elizabeth in terms of her power rather than her policies, exploring her relations with the statesmen of her time and with the key institutions of 16th century political life: the Church, the nobility, the Privy CounciL the Royal Court, Parliament, military and naval commanders, and the people of England.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to the Second edition
Introduction
1. The Queen and the Throne
2. The Queen and the Church
3. The Queen and the Nobility
4. The Queen and the Council
5. The Queen and the Court
6. The Queen and the Parliament
7. The Queen and the Military
8. The Queen and the People
Conclusion
Bibliographical Essay
List of Dates
Index