Stuart Dynastic Policy and Religious Politics 1621-1625

Michael C. Questier

ISBN 10: 0521194032 / ISBN 13: 9780521194037

Published by Cambridge University Press, London, 2009

Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: Maroon cloth binding. Excellent condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xx, 427. Seller Inventory # 1210E038

Synopsis:

This volume reproduces, with an extended introduction, a series of newsletters and position papers composed by Catholic writers in England, France, Flanders and Rome during the early 1620s. The principal topic of their correspondence was the dynastic foreign policy of the Stuart court and the intention of King James I to guarantee the succession of the senior line of the House of Stuart. As these letters commence, the Stuart court was determined to secure a marital match with the Spanish branch of the House of Austria. When this project failed in the summer of 1624, the Stuarts' dynastic diplomacy focused on an Anglo-French treaty instead. However, the political difficulties caused by this attempt to secure a cross-confessional dynastic union with a major European Catholic power threatened the internal political stability of the Stuart State and directly contributed to the unsettled nature of the Caroline polity after 1625.

Book Description: This volume reproduces, with an extended introduction, a series of newsletters and position papers by Catholic writers during the early 1620s. The correspondence discusses the dynastic foreign policy of the Stuart court and the intention of King James I to guarantee the succession of the House of Stuart's senior line.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stuart Dynastic Policy and Religious ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, London
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition.