Philip Sidney - Softcover

Stewart, Dr Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845951743 ISBN 13: 9781845951740

Publisher: Pimlico, 2011

Synopsis

Courtier, poet, soldier, diplomat - Philip Sidney was one of the most promising young men of his age. Son of Elizabeth I's deputy in Ireland, nephew and heir to her favourite, Leicester, he was tipped for high office - and even to inherit the throne. But Sidney soon found himself caught up in the intricate politics of Elizabeth's court and forced to become as Machiavellian as everyone around him if he was to achieve his ambitions. Against a backdrop of Elizabethan intrigue and the battle between Protestant and Catholic for predominance in Europe, Alan Stewart tells the riveting story of Philip Sidney's struggle to suceed. Seeing that his continental allies had a greater sense of his importance that his English contamporaries, Philip turned his attention to Europe. He was made a French baron at seventeen, corresponded with leading foreign scholars, considered marriage proposals from two princesses and, at the time of his tragically early death, was being openly spoken of as the next ruler of the Netherlands.

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Philip Sydney was one of the most promising young men of his age, tipped for high office ? and even to inherit the throne. But he found himself caught in the intricate politics of a Machiavellian court. Against a backdrop of Elizabethan intrigue, Alan Stewart tells the riveting story of Sidney?s struggle to succeed.

About the Author:

Dr. Alan Stewart coauthored Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Sir Francis Bacon 1561-1626 with Lisa Jardine. He teaches Renaissance studies at Birkbeck College. He is thirty-three and lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pimlico
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845951743
• ISBN 13: 9781845951740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416