The Reign of Elizabeth I

The Reign of Elizabeth I
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The Reign of
Elizabeth I
EDITED BY
CHRISTOPHER HAIGH
M
MACMILLAN
Introduction, Conclusion, editorial matter and Chapter 8 © Christopher
Haigh 1984; Chapter I © Norman L. Jones © 1984; Chapter 2 © Simon
Adams 1984; Chapter 3 © G. R. Elton 1984; Chapter 4 ©J. D. Alsop
1984; Chapter 5 © Penry Williams 1984; Chapter 6 © G. D. Ramsay
1984; Chapter 7 © Patrick Collinson 1984; Chapter 9 © Paul Slack 1984
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

The Reign of Elizabeth I. - (Problems in focus)
I. Great Britain - History - Elizabeth, 1558-1603
I. Haigh, Christopher II. Series
942.05' 5 DA355
ISBN 978-0-333-33963-3 ISBN 978-1-349-17704-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-17704-2
Contents
Preface VB
Introduction 1
CHRISTOPHER HAIGH
1 Elizabeth's First Year: The Conception and Birth

of the Elizabethan Political World 27
NORMAN L. JONES
2 Eliza Enthroned? The Court and its Politics 55

SIMON ADAMS
3 Parliament 79
G. R. ELTON
4 Government, Finance and the Community of the

Exchequer 101
J. D. ALSOP
5 The Crown and the Counties 125

. PENRY WILLIAMS
6 The Foreign Policy of Elizabeth I 147

G. D. RAMSAY
7 The Elizabethan Church and the New Religion 169

PATRICK COLLINSON
8 The Church of England, the Catholics and the

People 195
CHRISTOPHER HAIGH
9 Poverty and Social Regulation in Elizabethan

England 221
PAUL SLACK
VI CONTENTS
Conclusion 243
CHRISTOPHER HAIGH
List rif Abbreviations 247
Bibliography 249
Notes and Riferences 263
Notes on Contributors 289
Index 291
Preface
ONE of the traditional functions of a preface is to explain what is
and excuse what is not in a book, in the hope of defusing some of
the ire of critics. This collection of essays was planned as a
coherent whole: whether it became one is for the reader to
judge. The volume aims to survey the composition and
workings of the Elizabethan political system, and to examine
how its institutions responded to the issues which most worried
politicians and churchmen. Given these intentions, the most
obvious gaps are the regulation of economic activity and the
promotion of naval and colonial enterprise. The real reasons for
the omissions are the necessary constraints ofthe 'Problems in
Focus' series; the public justifications are the appearance of a
splendid study of the Elizabethan economy (David Palliser's
The Age of Elizabeth), and my conviction that, as Drake and
Ralegh have long had more attention than they deserved, a
little neglect would be salutary.
A second, and essential, role of a preface to a collective
volume is to thank all those who made the editor's task easier
(while remaining silent about any who made it more difficult!).
The contributors to this book do not form a party (still less a
faction): they share no common ideology, and are deliberately
representative of a wide range of approaches and generations. I
was lucky to recruit a team of authors willing to play in the
positions I earmarked for them, and luckier still that my
team-mates turned up for the match. I am grateful to them, and
especially to Jim Alsop, who joined as a late substitute and still
managed to score before the final whistle. The team manage-
ment (Sarah Mahaffy, Vanessa Peerless and Valery Rose)
proved encouraging and helpful, and their patience was
exceeded only by that of the editor's wife and daughters.
C.A.H.

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Each volume in the 'Problems in Focus' series is designed to

FURTHER TITLES ARE IN PREPARATION

All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this

First published 1984

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

1 Elizabeth's First Year: The Conception and Birth

2 Eliza Enthroned? The Court and its Politics 55

4 Government, Finance and the Community of the

5 The Crown and the Counties 125

6 The Foreign Policy of Elizabeth I 147

7 The Elizabethan Church and the New Religion 169

8 The Church of England, the Catholics and the

9 Poverty and Social Regulation in Elizabethan

List rif Abbreviations 247

Notes and Riferences 263

Notes on Contributors 289

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