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The politics of religion in the age of Mary, Queen of Scots : the Earl of Argyll and the struggle for Britain and Ireland /
This book explains how the political crises of the mid-sixteenth century moulded the future political shape of the British Isles. Its central figure is the fifth earl of Argyll, the brother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the major force throughout the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PROLOGUE 1560: British policies and the British context; 1 Argyll's life and character; 2 Semi-sovereign prince; 3 The creation of a British policy: 1558 ... 1560; 4 The collapse of amity: 1561 ... 1565; 5 The reconfiguration of British politics: 1566 ... 1568; 6 The withdrawal from British politics: 1569 ... 1573; CONCLUSION The earl of Argyll and the nature of British politics in the age of the three kingdoms; CHRONOLOGY, 1558 ... 1573; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.