Sir Henry Lee (1533-1611) - Elizabethan Courtier

Informationen zum Autor Sue Simpson is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Southampton! UK. Zusammenfassung A favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Henry Lee was known as 'the most accomplished cavaliero' in England. This handsome, entertaining and highly convivial gentleman was an important participant in life at court as Elizabeth's tournament champion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 The Making of a Courtier Gentleman, 1533–1573; Chapter 2 ‘The Queen’s Knight’: Sir Henry Lee and the Elizabethan Tournaments; Chapter 3 The Relationship between Sir Henry Lee and Elizabeth I, 1570–1603; Chapter 4 Master of the Armoury, 1580–1611; Chapter 5 The Life of a Tudor Gentleman: Lee’s Personal Estates and Financial Position; Chapter 6 Sir Henry Lee’s Family, Mistress, Friends and Art Collection; Chapter 7 Sir Henry Lee in the Reign of James I, 1603–1611; Chapter 8 An Evaluation of ‘The Most Accomplished Cavaliero I Have Ever Seen’;

Product details

• Authors: Sue Simpson, Simpson Sue
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2014
• EAN: 9781472437396
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-3739-6
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, Archaeology, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)