Elizabeth I: War and Politics, 1588-1603

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Acclaimed for their dramatic rendering of the personalities and forces that shaped Elizabethan politics, Wallace T. MacCaffrey's three volumes thoroughly chronicle the Queen's decision making throughout her reign in a way that combines pleasurable reading with subtle analysis. Together in paperback for the first time, these books will find a wide readership among those interested in debunking Elizabeth's many mythic images and in following the steps of Elizabethan policy-makers as they grapple with the most crucial political problems of their day. MacCaffrey completes his analysis by investigating how Elizabeth and her ministers governed in the years between the Armada of 1588 and her death in 1603. In light of the Queen's desire to uphold her popularity through the maintenance of peace and prosperity, the author explains why she pursued war with Spain by only half-measures and how the brutal conquest of Ulster and the destruction of Tyrone came to be seen as prerequisites for the incorporation of Northern Ireland. Contents List of Figures and Maps Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part I The English Monarchy at War Chapter 1 the Machinery of War: the Council Chapter 2 the Machinery at Work: at Home and Abroad Chapter 3 Paying for the War Part II Waging the War I: The Enemy—Spain Chapter 4 the Portuguese Voyage 1588-1589 Chapter 5 War on the High Seas and in the Indies, 1589-1595 Chapter 6 War on the Spanish Coasts 1596-1597 Part III Waging the War II: The Allies—France Chapter 7 the Willoughby Expedition 1589 Chapter 8 Brittany and Rouen Chapter 9 Brittany and Rouen: the Second Round Chapter 10 Brittany and Picardy Chapter 11 the Cecil Mission and Vervins Chapter 12 Shuffling Towards Peace 1598-1603 Part IV Waging the War III: The Allies—The States General Chapter 13 from Dependency to Alliance, 1588-1594 Chapter 14 from Alliance to Collaboration, 1595-1603 Part V The Three Kingdoms Chapter 15 the Northern Neighbor 1581-1603 Chapter 16 Ireland: the Building of a New Order, 1530-1593 Chapter 17 Deputy Fitzwilliam and the Macmahon Affair Chapter 18 Fitzwilliam and the First Rupture with Tyrone Chapter 19 Russell and the Coming of War Chapter 20 the Yellow Ford Chapter 21 the Failure of Essex Chapter 22 the Triumph of Mountjoy Part VI The Court: The Revival of Faction Chapter 23 the Rise of Essex 1584-1591 Chapter 24 Essex the Councillor Chapter 25 England's Glory and the Wide World's Wonder Chapter 26 the Fall from Grace Retrospective Bibliography Index