The Polarisation of Elizabethan Politics: The Political Career of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1585-1597

by Hammer, Paul E. J.
ISBN: 9780521019415
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The Earl of Essex was the last great favorite of Elizabeth I and the leading cultural patron of the final years of her reign. Dazzled by the "romantic" relationship with the queen, modern writers have branded Essex a dandy, a military incompetent, and a political dabbler, and have blamed him for the bitter factionalism that plagued English politics in the 1590s. Using an unparalleled range of manuscript and printed sources, this book presents a very different image of Essex and of the outbreak of factionalism in Elizabethan politics.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Hammer, Paul E. J.
  • ISBN: 9780521019415
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.02 x 1.04
  • Number Of Pages: 468
  • Publication Year: 2005