Title: Letters and Papers Relating to Patrick Master of Gray, Afterwards Seventh Lord Gray Classic Reprint
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1331439663
ISBN 13: 9781331439660
Binding: PAP
Condition: New
Weight: 429 grams

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Synopsis

Discover a vivid window into Elizabethan diplomacy and intrigue surrounding Patrick Master of Gray.

This nonfiction collection gathers letters, notes, and minutes that illuminate the exchanges between Scottish and English rulers, diplomats, and secretaries during a pivotal era.

This edition frames the documented negotiations, alliances, and political maneuverings that shaped alliances between Scotland and England. Readers will encounter the voices of monarchs and their counselors, the costs of statecraft, and the personal stakes of a diplomat’s life, all presented with careful annotation and context.

Primary correspondence between the Master of Gray and key English figures, including Sir Francis Walsingham, revealing diplomatic strategy and concerns for royal service.
Details of ambassadorial discussions, auspices, and the broader political climate of late 16th-century Britain.
Historical notes that orient the reader to the relationships among Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI, and Elizabeth I.
A curated contents list and editorial notes that help readers follow the sequence of events and matters of statecraft.

Ideal for readers of Elizabethan politics, Scottish history, and primary-source collections who want a grounded view of diplomacy in a turbulent era.

About the Author

Patrick Gray is Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in the Department of English Studies at Durham University. He has taught Shakespeare, classics, and comparative literature at Deep Springs College, Providence College and the United States Military Academy at West Point. His research interests include shame, guilt, the ethics of recognition (Anerkennung), and the reception of the classics in the Renaissance.

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