The Succession Debate and Contested Authority in Elizabethan England, 1558-1603

2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-58892-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Queenship and Power

This book examines the succession debate in England during the reign of Elizabeth I. It considers the succession question in its entirety, instead of dividing the topic into early or late periods as has been typically the case. Commencing with a consideration of the succession tracts and the laws which governed the succession, this book seeks to examine the matter in terms of its original sixteenth-century context and how the participants of the debate understood the issue. With the succession issue outlined, the main parties of the debate – those being the Queen, her Privy Council and Parliament – are considered in turn, exploring the effect of the succession debate upon English considerations of government and royal prerogative.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tunstall, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2. The Right of Succession.- 3. Elizabeth - The View from the Throne.- 4. The Privy Council - A Monarchical Republic?.- 5. Parliament - To Legislate or Advise the Succession?.- 6. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth Tunstall is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She received a PhD from the University of Melbourne and has published research on Elizabethan England.