Umfang:
XVIII, 446 S
,
Ill
,
23 cm
Ausgabe:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9780521434850
,
0521019419
,
9780521019415
,
0521434858
Serie:
Cambridge studies in early modern British history
Inhalt:
"The final decades of the reign of Elizabeth I were marked by the meteoric career of her last great favourite, Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex (1565-1601), and the outbreak of bitter political divisions at Court and across the realm. This revisionist study challenges the traditional 'romantic' image of Essex as a military incompetent and political dabbler." "Studying his career between his arrival at court in 1585 and his appointment as earl marshal at the end of 1597, the book casts Essex in a new light and re-examines his role in the outbreak of factionalism in Elizabethan politics." "This study explores the forces which drove Essex's career, why true political success remained frustratingly beyond his grasp, and how his efforts to achieve this success helped to fuel the polarisation of Elizabethan politics."--BOOK JACKET
Inhalt:
"The final decades of the reign of Elizabeth I were marked by the meteoric career of her last great favourite, Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex (1565-1601), and the outbreak of bitter political divisions at Court and across the realm. This revisionist study challenges the traditional 'romantic' image of Essex as a military incompetent and political dabbler." "Studying his career between his arrival at court in 1585 and his appointment as earl marshal at the end of 1597, the book casts Essex in a new light and re-examines his role in the outbreak of factionalism in Elizabethan politics." "This study explores the forces which drove Essex's career, why true political success remained frustratingly beyond his grasp, and how his efforts to achieve this success helped to fuel the polarisation of Elizabethan politics."--BOOK JACKET
Anmerkung:
Literaturverz. S. 405 - 427
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
Schlagwort(e):
Essex, Robert Devereux Earl of 1565-1601
;
Elisabeth I. England, Königin 1533-1603
;
Karriere
;
England
;
Politik
;
Geschichte 1585-1597
;
Biografie
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0b7q5-aa
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98035139.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam022/98035139.html
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