The Reign of Elizabeth I
Subtitle: Court and Culture in the Last Decade
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 29, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780521443418
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Great Britain; Great Britain - History - Tudor And Stuart (1485-1714); History - General History; History: World; England; Europe - Great Britain - General; Western Europe - General; Elizabeth; Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603-; Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603--Congresses; History / Great Britain; History-Western Europe - General; Congresses; 16th century; Civilization; Court and courtiers; Elizabeth, 1558-1603; History
First sentence: In February 1597, after learning of the initial discussions of the naval operation that would become known as the 'Islands Voyage', Sir Francis Vere observed to Sir Robert Sidney: 'Of my Lord of Essex's going to sea, I am sorry to hear, unless I could persuade myself that before his going he would furnish the court with offices, for that it will else prove his adversaries work whilst he is absent.'