War and politics in the Elizabethan counties

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Younger, Neil, Author.

Series:

Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain.

Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain War and politics in the Elizabethan counties

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglo-Spanish War, 1585-1604.

Armada, 1588.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : ill.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title reassesses the English national war effort during the wars against Spain (1585-1603). Drawing on a mass on hitherto neglected source material from both central and local archives it finds a political system in much better health than has been thought.

Contents:

Introduction: war and the Elizabethan state

1. Constructing a Protestant regime: the machinery of the Elizabethan war effort in the counties

2. Government and people during the Elizabethan wars

3. Defending the Protestant state: the militia and invasion threats

4. Fighting Elizabeth's wars: troop levies from the counties

5. The costs of war: lieutenancy finance

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 12, 2013).

ISBN:

1-78170-478-3