Queenship and Political Discourse in the Elizabethan Realms (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521819220)

This book re-evaluates the nature of Elizabethan politics and Elizabeth's queenship in late sixteenth-century England, Wales and Ireland. Natalie Mears shows that Elizabeth took an active role in policy-making and suggests that Elizabethan politics has to be perceived in terms of personal relations between the queen and her advisors rather than of the hegemony of the privy council. She challenges current perceptions of political debate at court as restricted and integrates recent research on court drama and religious ritual into the wider context of political debate.

Author: Natalie Mears
ISBN-10: 0521819229
ISBN-13: 9780521819220
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2005
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d