Elizabeth I War and Politics, 1588-1603 / by Wallace T. MacCaffrey

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacCaffrey, Wallace T., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 1994

Summary:

Acclaimed for their dramatic rendering of the personalities and forces that shaped Elizabethan politics, Wallace T. MacCaffrey's three volumes thoroughly chronicle the Queen's decision making throughout her reign in a way that combines pleasurable reading with subtle analysis. Together in paperback for the first time, these books will find a wide readership among those interested in debunking Elizabeth's many mythic images and in following the steps of Elizabethan policy-makers as they grapple with the most crucial political problems of their day. MacCaffrey completes his analysis by investigating how Elizabeth and her ministers governed in the years between the Armada of 1588 and her death in 1603. In light of the Queen's desire to uphold her popularity through the maintenance of peace and prosperity, the author explains why she pursued war with Spain by only half-measures and how the brutal conquest of Ulster and the destruction of Tyrone came to be seen as prerequisites for the incorporation of Northern Ireland.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half-title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

List of Figures and Maps

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I: The English Monarchy at War

1. The Machinery of Wark: The Council

2. The Machinery at Work: at Home and Abroad

3. Paying For The War

Part II: Waging The War I: The Enemy-Spain

4. The Portuguese Voyage, 1588-1589

5. War on The High Seas and In The Indies, 1589-1595

6. War on The Spanish Coasts, 1596-1597

Part III: Waging The War II: The Allies-France

7. The Willoughby Expedition, 1589

8. Brittany and Rouen

9. Brittany and Rouen: The Second Round

10. Brittany and Picardy

11. The Cecil Mission and Vervins

12. Shuffling towards Peace, 1598-1603

Part IV: Waging The War III: The Allies-The States General

13. From Dependency to Alliance, 1588-1594

14. From Alliance to Collaboration, 1595-1603

Part V: The Three Kingdoms

15. The Northern Neighbor, 1581-1603

16. Ireland: The Building of A New Order, 153O-1593

17. Deputy Fitzwilliam and The Macmahon Affair

18. Fitzwilliam and The First Rupture With Tyrone

19. Russell and The Coming of War

20. The Yellow Ford

21. The Failure of Essex

22. The Triumph of Mountjoy

Part VI: The Court: The Revival of Faction

23. The Rise of Essex, 1584-1591

24. Essex The Councillor

25. England's Glory and The Wide World's Wonder

26. The Fall From Grace

Retrospective

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Literaturverz. S. 575 - 584

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691036519

0691036519

9780691228273

0691228272

OCLC:

1243553416