Doubtful and dangerous : The question of succession in late Elizabethan Engla...

by Paulina Kewes

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Doubtful and dangerous : The question of succession in late Elizabethan England, Hardcover by Doran, Susan (EDT); Kewes, Paulina (EDT), ISBN 071908606X, ISBN-13 9780719086069, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Doubtful and dangerous examines the pivotal influence of the succession question on the politics, religion and culture of the post-Armada years of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Although the earlier Elizabethan succession controversy has long captured the interest of historians and literary scholars, the later period has suffered from relative obscurity. Our book remedies this situation. Taking a thematic and interdisciplinary approach, individual essays demonstrate that key late Elizabethan texts - literary, political and polemical - cannot be understood without reference to the succession. The essays also reveal how the issue affected court politics, lay at the heart of religious disputes (notably the Archpriest controversy), stimulated constitutional innovation, and shaped archipelagic and continental relationships. By situating the topic within its historiographical and chronological contexts, the editors offer a revised account of the whole reign, challenging many established interpretations. Th brings together scholars from the fields of literature and history working in England and the US. Most are distinguished academics, such as Patrick Collinson whose last work is published here; others are younger scholars who are already making their mark on early modern stud

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Year: 2014
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780719086069
• Condition: Fine

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