The Life and Times of Thomas Stukeley (c.1525-78)
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781315193625
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers-Great Britain-Biography; British-Foreign countries-History-16th century; Great Britain-History-Elizabeth, 1558-1603-Biography; Stucley, Thomas, -1525?-1578
Description: "This title was first published in 2003. Thomas Stukeley was one of the most colourful characters of the Elizabethan age, whose exploits brought him fame and notoriety throughout Europe. Described variously as picturesque, quixotic, cloudy minded, remarkable, and (by Evelyn Waugh) as a "preposterous and richly comic figure", Stukeley remains a flamboyant and fascinating character in the imagination of succeeding generations. Yet whilst these portrayals may be accurate, they do not in themselves do full justice to a multifaceted man whose remarkable career included stints as mercenary, pirate, forger, colonial adventurer, political advisor, diplomat and traitor, and who rubbed shoulders with princes, kings and popes. In this new biography, Professor Tazon makes extensive use of previously neglected documents from British, Spanish and Italian archives to produce a much more rounded and complete portrait of Stukeley and the events in which he participated. He brings Stukeley forth as a real figure, urging the reader to view in parallel English, Spanish, Irish and wider European history."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Literature and the Man; 2. The Shadows of the Past; 3. Goodbye England; 4. Arrival; 5. Confusion and Fear; 6. A Continental Wanderer; 7. African Heat; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.