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The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth written by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Courtship categories.
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
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Monarchy And Matrimony
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Author : Susan Doran
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01
Monarchy And Matrimony written by Susan Doran and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with History categories.
Challenges traditional view of Elzabeth as intrinsically hostile to marriage Comprehensive coverage of all the marriage negotiations First to look at marriage negotiations in political context rather than solely from the perspective of Elizabeth's personality and image Based on extensive archival research in Britain, France and Spain Draws conclusions about Elizabeth's ability as a ruler
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth A History Of The Various Negotiations For Her Marriage
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Author : Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth A History Of The Various Negotiations For Her Marriage written by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
The greatest diplomatic game ever played on the world’s chessboard was that consummate succession of intrigues which for nearly half a century was carried on by Queen Elizabeth and her ministers with the object of playing off one great Continental power against another for the benefit of England and Protestantism, with which the interests of the Queen herself were indissolubly bound up. Those who were in the midst of the strife were for the most part working for immediate aims, and probably understood or cared but little about the ultimate result of their efforts; but we, looking back as over a plain that has been traversed, can see that, from the tangle of duplicity which obscured the issue to the actors, there emerged a new era of civilisation and a host of young, new, vigorous thoughts of which we still feel the impetus. We perceive now that modern ideas of liberty and enlightenment are the natural outcome of the victory of England in that devious and tortuous struggle, which engaged for so long some of the keenest intellects, masculine and feminine, which have ever existed in Europe. It seems impossible that the result could have been attained excepting under the very peculiar combination of circumstances and persons then existing in England. Elizabeth triumphed as much by her weakness as by her strength; her bad qualities were as valuable to her as her good ones. Strong and steadfast Cecil would never have held the helm so long if he had not constantly been contrasted with the shifty, greedy, treacherous crew of councillors who were for ever ravening after foreign bribes as payment for their honour and their loyalty. Without Leicester as a permanent matrimonial possibility to fall back upon, the endless negotiations for marriage with foreign princes would soon have become pointless and ineffectual, and the balance would have been lost. But for the follies of Mary Stuart, which led to her downfall and lifelong imprisonment, the Catholic party in England could never have been subjected so easily as it was. Elizabeth, with little fixed religious conviction, would, with her characteristic instability, almost certainly at one difficult juncture or another have been drawn into a recognition of the papal power, and so would have destroyed the nice counterpoise, but for the unexampled fact that such recognition would have upset her own legitimacy and right to reign. The combination of circumstances on the Continent also seems to have been exactly that necessary to aid the result most favourable to English interests; and the special personal qualities both of Philip II. and Catharine de Medici were as if expressly moulded to contribute to the same end. But propitious, almost providential, as the circumstances were, the making of England and the establishment of Protestantism as a permanent power in Europe could never have been effected without the supreme and sustained statecraft of the Queen and her great minister. The nimble shifting from side to side, the encouragement or discouragement of the French and Flemish Protestants as the policy of the moment dictated, the alternate flouting and flattering of the rival powers, and the agile utilisation of the Queen’s sex and feminine love of admiration to provoke competing offers for her hand, all exhibit statesmanship as keen as it was unscrupulous. The political methods adopted were perhaps those which met with general acceptance at the time, but the dexterous juggling through a long course of years with regard to Elizabeth’s marriage is unexampled in the history of government. Not a point was missed. Full advantage was taken of the Queen’s maiden state, of her feminine fickleness, of her solitary sovereignty, of her assumed religious uncertainty, of her accepted beauty, and of the keen competition for her hand. In very many cases neither the wooer nor the wooed was in earnest, and the courtship was merely a polite fiction to cover other objects; but at least on two occasions, if not three, the Queen was very nearly forced by circumstances or her own feelings into a position which would have made her marriage inevitable.
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-11-20
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth written by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-20 with categories.
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The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin A.S Hume
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-08-04
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth written by Martin A.S Hume and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with Fiction categories.
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The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin A. S. Hume
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-10-30
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth written by Martin A. S. Hume and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-30 with History categories.
"The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth" by Martin A. S. Hume. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Marriage With My Kingdom
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Author : Alison Plowden
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-07-31
Marriage With My Kingdom written by Alison Plowden and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-31 with History categories.
Born in 1533, Elizabeth I was the product of the doomed marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. In 1558, on her Catholic sister Mary's death, she ascended the throne and reigned for 45 years. Loved and respected by her subjects and idolised by future generations, Gloriana's fierce devotion to her country and its people made her England's fairest queen and icon. Royal marriage in the age of Elizabeth was a political business. Unions between great familes could be the key to security at home and to the making of great empires. No one represented a better prize than Elizabeth. She encouraged attention and spent her life surrounded by suitors, but she remained, until the end, married only to her kingdom. This, the third volume of Alison Plowden's Elizabethan quartet, plots the true story of the Virgin Queen's courtships and her career as "the greatest tease in history".
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin Hume
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-03
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth written by Martin Hume and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03 with categories.
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The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth
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Author : Martin Hume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth written by Martin Hume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with categories.