基本説明
The first biography of Elizabeth I's most trusted soldier, a man who was at one time heralded as the military hero of Protestant Europe and considered as important as Drake and Raleigh.
Full Description
Sir John Norreys and the Elizabethan Military World is the first biography of Elizabeth I's most trusted soldier. It chronicles Norreys's life between 1570 and 1600, examining how Norreys built on his family's personal friendship with Elizabeth to navigate the treacherous waters of the court and rise to prominence as a warrior and diplomat. The book incorporates English, Irish, Belgian, Dutch, Spanish and French archival material, including a number of previously unexploited English sources such as Norreys's personal papers in the Bodleian Library. The life of Sir John Norreys is a tale of ambition, rivalry, corruption, violence and achievement typical of the nobility of the Elizabethan age, and provides a marvellous "grand tour" of western Europe in a time of budding imperialism, religious hatred, international intrigue and military innovation.
Contents
Illustrations, vi; Maps, vii; Acknowledgements, viii; Author's Note, x; I Family and Early Life, 1; II Adventures in Ireland, 1573-1575, 18; III In the Service of the States, 1577-1581, 33; IV The Anjou Years, 1581-1584, 50; V The Munster Plantation, 67; VI The Netherlands, 1585-1587, 84; VII The Muster of 1588, 108; VIII The Expedition to Portugal, 125; IX Failure in Portugal, 139; X The Fortification of Munster, 1590, 159; XI Plans and Politics, 1590-1591, 171; XII Brittany, 180; XIII Deadlock in Brittany, 1592-1593, 191; XIV The Taking of El Leon, 204; XV Return to Ireland, 218; XVI The Final Year, 234; Conclusion, 240; Notes, 249; Bibliography, 297; Index, 305.
