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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779948003321

Autore

Doran Susan

Titolo

Elizabeth I and foreign policy, 1558-1603 / / Susan Doran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-74119-7

1-134-74120-0

1-280-32678-6

0-203-13663-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 p.)

Collana

Lancaster Pamphlets

Disciplina

942.05/092

Soggetti

Great Britain Foreign relations 1558-1603

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-75) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Maps; Genealogical charts; Chronology; Glossary; Background: English Foreign Policy before 1558; New Problems 1558  68; Traditional Directions in Foreign Policy 1558  68; Scotland; France; Crisis Management 1568  85; 1568  73; 1574  81; 1581  85; The Contemporary Debate over Policy 1558  85; War 1585  1603; Conclusions; Select Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

At her accession in 1558 Elizabeth I inherited a troublesome legacy with a long history of wars against France and Scotland. This international situation was becoming a huge financial burden on the English crown and economy.Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy describes and assesses England's foreign policy during the second half of the sixteenth century. It includes coverage of Elizabeth's relations with foreign powers, the effect of Reformation on foreign affairs, Elizabeth's successs as a stateswoman and the war with Spain.