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Governing by virtue : Lord Burghley and the management of Elizabethan England / Norman Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Norman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.
- Burghley, William Cecil.
- England and Wales. Lord High Treasurer (1572-1598 : Burghley).
- England and Wales.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Governing by Virtue' asks how a monarchy with no police force, no standing army, and little bureaucracy could rule England in the second half of the 16th century. Queen Elizabeth was the supreme ruler, but her chief manager Lord Burghley depended heavily on the virtue and honour of the ruling classes to keep the peace and defend the realm.
- Contents:
- Managing Elizabethan England
- Managing virtuously
- William Cecil, Lord Burthley, manager
- Managing locallly
- Managing through perception
- Managing up and managing down
- Managing money
- Managing war
- Managing the Protestan state
- Managing within the possible.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-177912-1
- 0-19-101769-8
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