Elizabeth I - saviour of the Protestant religion, or cautious and conservative queen? Through an intriguing selection of primary sources - state papers, private correspondence, conspirators' letters, Catholic confessions, and Puritan demands - the author looks at Elizabeth as stateswoman and monarch. He considers the problems she faced, how she handled them, and her legacy to her successor, James I.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge Topics in History .

There are 132 pages in this book. This book was published 1988 by Cambridge University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Introduction; A note on sources; 1. The settlement of 1559; 2. Marriage, the succession and foreign policy; 3. The Church of England and puritanism; 4. Catholicism under Elizabeth; 5. Elizabeth and the local communities; 6. Elizabeth's financial problems; Bibliography; Index.