Titled Elizabethans [electronic resource] : A Directory of Elizabethan Court, State, and Church Officers, 1558–1603 /
Kinney, A.editor.
Lawson, J.editor.
Published over forty years ago, the original edition of Titled Elizabethans provided a ready reference source to Elizabethan court, state, and household. This long-awaited revised edition expands considerably upon the original, adding new categories and a host of previously overlooked figures.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Preface to Revised Edition; Abbreviations; Editorial Procedures; Part I Principal Officers of Elizabeth I's State; Lord Chancellor/Lord Keeper; Lord Treasurer; Lord Privy Seal; Privy Council; Privy Councillors; Clerks of the Privy Council; Clerks of the Signet; State Officers; Principal Secretary; Secretary for the French Tongue; Secretary for the Latin Tongue; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Clerk of the Hanaper; Treasurer of the Navy; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Captain of the Isle of Wight; Governor (Captain) of Guernsey
Governor of the Isle of ManLord of Man; Governor of Jersey; Lieutenant of the Ordnance; Master of the Ordnance; Lieutenant of the Tower; Lord President of the Council in the North; Lord President of the Council in Wales; Keeper of Fleet Prison; Keeper of the Records in the Tower; Keeper of the Records in Whitehall; Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; Standing Offices; Master of the Armoury; Master of the Mint; Master of the Posts; Master of the Revels; Master of the Tents, Hales, and Pavilions;  Master of the Toils; Surveyor of the Royal Stables, Garners, and Barns
Surveyor/Comptroller of the WorksPart II Principal Officers of Elizabeth I's Household; Lord Chamberlain; Vice-Chamberlain; Lord Steward; Master of the Horse; Comptroller of the Household; Captain of the Guard; Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners; Lieutenant of the Gentlemen Pensioners; Gentlemen of the Black Rod; Gentlemen Ushers of the Chamber; Cofferer of the Household; Board of Green ClothAudited the accounts of the Royal Household and made arrangements for royal travel. It also sat as a court; Keeper of Hampton Court Palace; Keeper of the Privy Chamber Door; Keeper of the Privy Purse
Keeper of St. James's PalaceKeeper of Westminster Palace; Knight Marshal of the Household; Knight HarbingerThe Knight Harbinger and his subordinates below stairs were responsible for finding accommodation for the cour; Master of the Jewel House; Jewel House Officers; Master of the Harriers; Master of the Harthounds; Master of the Henchmen; Schoolmaster to the Henchmen; Sergeant-at-Arms; Sergeant of the Cellar; Sergeant of the Pastry; Sergeant Porter of Whitehall Palace; Treasurer of the Household; Treasurer of the Chamber; Part iii Elizabeth I's Privy Chamber; Esquire for the Body
Gentleman (Gent), Gentleman Usher (Usher), and Groom (Groom) of the Privy ChamberGentlewoman of the Bedchamber (Chamberer) and of the Privy Chamber (PC); Keeper of the Queen's Jewels (Unofficial Office); Maids of Honour; Mother of the Maids; Part iv Elizabeth I's Officers of Law and Courts; Attorney General; Solicitor General; Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; Chief Baron of the Exchequer; Court of Chancery; Master of the Rolls; Court of Star Chamber; Court of Requests; Masters of Requests; Court of Wards and Liveries; Master of the Court of Wards
Receiver of the Court of Wards
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Published over forty years ago, the original edition of Titled Elizabethans provided a ready reference source to Elizabethan court, state, and household. This long-awaited revised edition expands considerably upon the original, adding new categories and a host of previously overlooked figures.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Sociology.
History, Modern.
Gender Studies.
European History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Early Modern Europe.
History of Medieval Europe.
Modern History.