The Early Elizabethan Polity : William Cecil and the British Succession Crisis, 1558-1569 (Paperback)

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. William Cecil and early Elizabethan political culture; 2. The politics of Britain and the development of the British succession crisis, 1558?1559; 3. Anglo-British negotiations for a settlement, 1560?1563; 4. New Tudor politics and the domestic impact of the succession issue, 1560?1563; 5. The Darnley marriage and weaknesses in the Elizabethan polity, 1564?1566; 6. Cecil, parliament and the succession, 1566?1567; 7. Cecil's proposal for the settlement of Britain, 1567?1568; 8. The crisis of 1569 and an alternative remedy; Conclusion: the early Elizabethan polity; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.