Elizabethan Secretariat and the Signet Office - The Production of State Papers, 1590-1596

This book investigates the work of the Elizabethan secretariat during the fascinating decade of the 1590s. Through original sources in the State Papers and Cecil Papers, the book reconstructs the work of the Queen's clerks and secretaries in the years when the position of principal secretary was formally vacant.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Context
2. The Cecil Papers at Hatfield House
3. Work in the Signet Office
4. The Royal Secretariat and the Signet Office
Conclusion
Appendix

About the author

Angela Andreani is Folger Shakespeare Library short-term fellow, and has also been Marie Sk¿odowska Curie Intra-European research fellow at the University of Sussex.

Summary

This book investigates the work of the Elizabethan secretariat during the fascinating decade of the 1590s. Through original sources in the State Papers and Cecil Papers, the book reconstructs the work of the Queen’s clerks and secretaries in the years when the position of principal secretary was formally vacant.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Andreani, Angela (University of Sussex Andreani, Angela (University of Sussex Uk) Andreani, Andreani Angela
• Assisted by: Harald E. Braun (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2017
• EAN: 9781138702509
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70250-9
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge; Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, English, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600