Foreign Intelligence and Information in Elizabethan England: Two English Treatises on the State of France, 1580-1584: Volume 25

Edited by David Potter

ISBN 10: 0521847249 / ISBN 13: 9780521847247

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foreign Intelligence and Information in Elizabethan England: Two English Treatises on the State of France, 1580-1584: Volume 25
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521847249
• ISBN 13: 9780521847247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume assembles hitherto unpublished English writings in French on France, and especially its nobility, during the 1580s, a key period for understanding the final crisis of the War of Religion. They contain information on the political dispositions of the leading royal officials and on the lineage 'alliances' and the properties of a vast number of French noblemen in the provinces. Robert Cecil, son of Elizabeth's minister Burghley, was certainly involved in their composition, which seems to have been written by those involved in English missions to France in the early 1580s.

Book Description

This volume assembles hitherto unpublished English writings in French on France, and especially its nobility, during the 1580s, a key period for understanding the final crisis of the War of Religion. They contain information on the political dispositions of the leading royal officials and on the lineage 'alliances' and the properties of a vast number of French noblemen in the provinces. The texts are accompanied by full annotation, which explains the complexities of the many individuals and families discussed.