Treason in Tudor England: Politics and Paranoia (Princeton Legacy Library, 570) - Hardcover

Smith, Lacey Baldwin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691054630 ISBN 13: 9780691054636

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1986

Synopsis

Lacey Baldwin Smith re-evaluates the Tudor mania for conspiracy in the light of psychological and social impulses peculiar to the age.

Originally published in 1986.

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About this title

About the Author:

Lacey Baldwin Smith is Professor of English History at Northwestern University, Illinois.

Review:

'A stimulating and at times exciting study...Professor Baldwin Smith undoubtedly produces some excellent material.", Antonia Fraser, Guardian ."The paranoia which Professor Baldwin Smith describes was above all the product of guilt...it has many fascinating nuggets of information about the period.", Auberon Waugh, Daily Mail ."Any new book by Lacey Baldwin Smith is an event, and to me [Treason in Tudor England] is particularly welcome.", John Kenyon, Observer ."Lacey Baldwin Smith's subject in this book is a richly rewarding one...well-structured and well-written.", R C Richardson, Times Educational Supplement ."A stunning evocation of a brutal age from one of our finest historians.", Alison Weir

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0691054630
• ISBN 13: 9780691054636
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352