1st Edition

The Reign of Elizabeth I 1558–1603

By Stephen J. Lee Copyright 2008
208 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Covering the period from 1558–1603, The Reign of Elizabeth I looks at all the important aspects of the reign of the last of the Tudor monarchs. The volume gives students the critical tools to enable them to perform to their best ability, drawing together the main issues on each topic and providing an accessible guide to the period. Using extensive sources and historiography, Stephen J. Lee... Read more

1. Introduction: Problems at the Beginning of the Reign  2. Securing and Implementing the Religious Settlement  3. Government, Administration and the Economy  4. Elizabeth and Parliament  5. A Puritan Threat?  6. A Catholic Threat?  7. Foreign Policy  8. Society and Culture

Biography

Stephen J. Lee was formerly head of history at Bromsgrove School. He has published over twenty books, including European Dictatorships (2nd edition, Routledge, 2000) and, in this series, The Mid Tudors (Routledge, 2007) and Gladstone and Disraeli (Routledge, 2005).

'At the very least this book should be available in every library where students are examining Elizabeth's reign...'History Teaching Review