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Book Robert Cecil  Earl of Salisbury  1563 1612

Download or read book Robert Cecil Earl of Salisbury 1563 1612 written by Alan Haynes and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length study of the man who contrived the succession of James VI of Scotland to the English throne, following the death of Elizabeth I.

Book The Cecil Papers

Download or read book The Cecil Papers written by William Cecil Baron Burghley and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cecil Papers are a privately held archive of approximately 30,000 sixteenth and seventeenth-century manuscripts, consisting principally of the correspondence of William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598) and his son Robert, the 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612). These two men dominated the administration of government during the reign of Elizabeth I and the first eight years under her successor, to the extent that critics suggested that England was becoming a regnum Cecilianum. Both Cecils held a variety of public appointments; they were both long-serving Secretaries of State who achieved even greater political power as Lord High Treasurer. The collection documents their various official roles. In addition, the collection contains documents acquired by Robert Cecil that had belonged to his rival, Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex. The papers span the period 1520-1668, from the birth of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, to the death of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. Because of the importance of the Cecils, the materials offer crucial insights into the events of one of the most dynamic periods of history, including the marriages of Henry VIII, through the reign of Elizabeth I and the clandestine plans to facilitate James I/VI's accession, upon her death. In addition to the documents relating to English domestic politics, also covered in detail are overseas occurrences and interactions with other powers, through the reports of English ambassadors to the courts of Europe and the network of overseas agents. Among the major events in English foreign policy addressed by these documents are the clandestine plans for James' accession to the English throne, Mary Queen of Scots' imprisonment and execution, the Tudor re-conquest of Ireland, the Spanish Armada, military events in the Low Countries, the Gunpowder Plot, the Main Plot and imprisonment of Sir Walter Raleigh, and Early English settlement of America. Besides the political papers, ProQuest's The Cecil Papers database also includes selected documents from a separate collection, the Cecil Family and Estate Papers, which shed light on the rich history of three generations of the family. All the documents, which include a number of contemporary hand-drawn maps, tables and letters, have been reproduced as full-colour, high-quality images directly from original documents. These images can be examined using a dynamic viewing tool or downloaded as PDFs of JPEGs.

Book English and Catholic

    Book Details:
  • Author : John D. Krugler
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Release : 2008-11-01
  • ISBN : 1421402009
  • Pages : 470 pages

Download or read book English and Catholic written by John D. Krugler and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, to be English and Catholic was to face persecution, financial penalties, and sometimes death. Yet some English Catholics prospered, reconciling their faith and loyalty to their country. Among the most prominent was George Calvert, a talented and ambitious man who successfully navigated the politics of court and became secretary of state under King James I. A conforming Protestant from the age of twelve, Calvert converted back to Catholicism when a political crisis forced him to resign his position in 1625. The king rewarded Calvert by naming him Baron of Baltimore in Ireland. Insulated by wealth, with the support of powerful friends, and no longer occupied with court business, Baltimore sought to exploit his land grants in Ireland and Newfoundland. Seeking to increase his own fortune and status while enlarging the king's dominions, he embarked on a series of colonial enterprises that eventually led to Maryland. The experiences of Calvert and his heirs foster our understanding of politics and faith in Jacobean England. They also point to one of the earliest codifications of religious liberty in America, for in founding Maryland, Calvert and his son Cecil envisioned a prosperous society based on freedom of conscience. In English and Catholic, John D. Krugler traces the development of the "Maryland Designe," the novel solution the Calverts devised to resolve the conflict of loyalty they faced as English Catholics. In doing so, Krugler places the founding and early history of Maryland in the context of pervasive anxieties in England over identity, allegiance, and conscience. Explaining the evolution of the Calvert vision, Krugler ties together three main aspects of George Calvert's career: his nationalism and enthusiasm for English imperialism; his aim to find fortune and fame; and his deepening sense of himself as a Catholic. Skillfully told here, the story of the Calverts' bold experiment in advancing freedom of conscience is also the story of the roots of American liberty.

Book King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom

Download or read book King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom written by W. B. Patterson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-09-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows King James VI and I, king of Scotland and England, in an unaccustomed light. Long regarded as inept, pedantic, and whimsical, James is shown here as an astute and far-sighted statesman whose reign was focused on achieving a permanent union between his two kingdoms and a peaceful and stable community of nations throughout Europe.

Book National Union Catalog

Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Book The City and the Court 1603 1643

Download or read book The City and the Court 1603 1643 written by Robert Ashton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1979-09-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reinterprets London's role in the defeat of Charles I in the English Civil War.

Book Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque

Download or read book Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque written by J. Knowles and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque considers the interconnections of the masque and political culture. It examines how masques responded to political forces and voices beyond the court, and how masques explored the limits of political speech in the Jacobean and Caroline periods.

Book Letters of Lord Burghley to Sir Robert Cecil  1593   8

Download or read book Letters of Lord Burghley to Sir Robert Cecil 1593 8 written by William Acres and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 128 of William Cecil, Lord Burghley's letters to his son Sir Robert Cecil, 1593-8.

Book Dissertations in History  1873 1960

Download or read book Dissertations in History 1873 1960 written by Warren F. Kuehl and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Impossible Office

Download or read book The Impossible Office written by Anthony Seldon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year. The recent political chaos enfolding Downing Street provides the framing for the extraordinary story of the office of Prime Minister, and how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10, explores the lives and careers, crises and scandals, and successes and failures of our great Prime Ministers from Robert Walpole to Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher, up to the recent churn of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Seldon discusses which of our PMs have been most effective and why, as well as probing the changing relationship between the Monarchy and the Prime Minister in intimate detail. A celebration of the humanity, frailty, work and achievements of 57 remarkable individuals who averted revolution and civil war, leading the country through times of peace, crisis and war.

Book Dissertations in History

Download or read book Dissertations in History written by Warren F. Kuehl and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The True Law of Free Monarchies

Download or read book The True Law of Free Monarchies written by James I (King of England) and published by Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cranfield  Politics and Profits Under the Early Stuarts

Download or read book Cranfield Politics and Profits Under the Early Stuarts written by Menna Prestwich and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1966 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalog of Copyright Entries  Third Series

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1962 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)

Book Tudor   Jacobean Portraits

Download or read book Tudor Jacobean Portraits written by Charlotte Bolland and published by National Portrait Gallery. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, is renowned for its portraits from the Tudor and Jacobean eras, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. This book presents portraits of key individuals from this period, from the monarchs and members of the ruling elite to the writers, artists and artisans that characterised the literary and artistic flourishing of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. An introductory essay provides important historical context, and the ninety works selected from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and National Trust are accompanied by extended captions exploring the sitter and artist's significance to the period and technical information about the portrait. The publication features sections on Tudor monarchs, the Stuarts, courtiers, the family in portraiture, and iconography.The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, is renowned for its portraits from the Tudor and Jacobean eras, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. This book presents portraits of key individuals from this period, from the monarchs and members of the ruling elite to the writers, artists and artisans that characterised the literary and artistic flourishing of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. An introductory essay provides important historical context, and the ninety works selected from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and National Trust are accompanied by extended captions exploring the sitter and artist's significance to the period and technical information about the portrait. The publication features sections on Tudor monarchs, the Stuarts, courtiers, the family in portraiture, and iconography.

Book Recusant History

Download or read book Recusant History written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journal of research in Post-Reformation Catholic history in the British Isles.