The Polarisation of Elizabethan Politics : The Political Career of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1585–1597
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521019419
ISBN-13
9780521019415
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 8th, 2005
Print length
468 Pages
Weight
718 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.40 x 2.80 cms
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The Earl of Essex was the last great favourite of Elizabeth I. Using an unparalleled range of sources, this revisionist 1999 study presents a picture of Essex and of the outbreak of faction in Elizabethan politics.
The final decades of the reign of Elizabeth I were marked by the meteoric career of her last great favourite, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565–1601), and the outbreak of bitter political divisions at Court and across the realm. This revisionist 1999 study challenges the traditional 'romantic' image of Essex as a military incompetent and political dabbler. Studying his career between his arrival at court in 1585 and his appointment as earl marshal at the end of 1597, the book casts Essex in a new light and re-examines his role in the outbreak of factionalism in Elizabethan politics. Using an unparalleled range of manuscript and printed sources it explores the forces which drove Essex's career, why true political success remained frustratingly beyond his grasp, and how his efforts to achieve this success helped to fuel the polarisation of Elizabethan politics.
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