The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I (Queenship and Power) [Hardcover]

Charles Beem (Editor)

Book Description

Release date: March 15, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0230112145 | ISBN-13: 978-0230112148

This collection brings together provocative essays examining various facets of Elizabethan foreign affairs, encompassing England and The British Isles, continental Europe, and the Islamic world. As an entirely domestic queen who never physically left her realm, Elizabeth I cast an inordinately large shadow internationally. The essays in this volume collectively reveal a ruler and her kingdom more connected and integrated into the wider world than is usually acknowledged in conventional studies of Elizabethan foreign affairs.

Editorial Reviews

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"Charles Beem has brought together an interesting and diverse collection of essays […] this is a very valuable work." - Sixteenth Century Journal

"Covering a wide range of topics - from Elizabeth I's exchanges with the rulers of Morocco, Persia, and Russia to the representation of piracy on the English stage - this collection of essays offers fresh and lively perspectives on the queen's diplomacy and England's foreign relations. The authors do a fine job of integrating issues of gender with England's commercial and strategic interests." - Susan Doran, Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge and Director of Studies in History at Regent's Park College, University of Oxford

"This is one of the most interesting books on Elizabeth I's international relations to appear for some time. It introduces new material and takes our view of the Elizabethan regime's diplomacy and cultural relations well beyond Europe, where enquiries to date have largely been contained. The book opens a dialogue between the traditionally separate spheres of foreign and domestic policy-making, offering new and interesting perspectives on the importance of domestic public opinion, commercial imperatives and works of literature" - Glenn Richardson, Reader in Early-Modern History, St Mary's University College, UK

About the Author

Charles Beem is an Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke, and the author of the Palgrave titles The Lioness Roared and The Royal Minorities of Early Modern England.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (March 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0230112145
• ISBN-13: 978-0230112148
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.8 x 8.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,158,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke, I am totally dedicated to fashioning a literate, thinking, critical society, and devoted to the pursuit of social justice, peace, and harmony. As a writer, I have been fascinated with British Monarchy, and the Tudor dynasty in particular, since I was a kid. My first book, The Lioness Roared (2006) examines the history of female rule in England from the twelfth to the 20th centuries. As I remain intrigued by the possibilities of looking at the 'big picture" of royal history, my second book, the edited volume, The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England (2008) examines the history of boy kings from the 13th to the 16th centuries. I am also the co-editor (with Carole Levin) of the book series "Queenship and Power" for publishers Palgrave Macmillan, which has published my third book " The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I (2011) and my fourth, "The Name of a Queen: William Fleetwood's Itinerarium ad Windsor (2013, co-edited with Dennis Moore). I also served as a consulting editor for the March 2011 edition of Calliope magazine, which features essays on Henry VIIII of England. I am currently working on a new monograph, Queenship in Early Modern Europe' and the edited volume, The Man Behind the Queen: The Male Consort in History. I am also currently seeking a publisher for my historical novel, "A Crown For Matilda".