Elizabeth I

The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history - the "Golden Age". This celebrated and influential study reconsiders how Elizabeth achieved this, and the ways in which she exercised her power. It analyses the nature of her power through an examination of her relations with Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the Church, the nobility, military and the English people themselves.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Queen and the Throne 2. The Queen and the Church 3. The Queen and the Nobility 4. The Queen and the Council 5. The Queen and the Court 6. The Queen and the Parliament 7. The Queen and the Military 8. The Queen and the People Conclusion

About the author

Christopher Haigh teaches Modern History at the University of Oxford.

Summary

The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history - the "Golden Age". This celebrated and influential study reconsiders how Elizabeth achieved this, and the ways in which she exercised her power. It analyses the nature of her power through an examination of her relations with Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the Church, the nobility, military and the English people themselves.

Product details

• Authors: C. Haigh, Christopher Haigh
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.07.2001
• EAN: 9780582472785
• ISBN: 978-0-582-47278-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Weight: 380 g
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Abb.
• Series: Longman; Longman
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies