The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:12th Jul '07
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A comprehensive study of Scottish and British sixteenth-century political history.
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.Early modern historians have theorized about the nature of the new 'British' history for a generation. This study examines how British politics operated in practice during the age of Mary, Queen of Scots, and explains how the crises of the mid-sixteenth century moulded the future political shape of the British Isles. A central figure in these struggles was the fifth earl of Argyll, the most powerful magnate not only at the court of Queen Mary, his sister-in-law, but throughout the three kingdoms. His domination of the Western Highlands and Islands drew him into the complex politics of the north of Ireland, while his Protestant commitment involved him in Anglo-Scottish relations. His actions also helped determine the Protestant allegiance of the British mainland and the political and religious complexion of Ireland. Argyll's career therefore demonstrates both the possibilities and the limitations of British history throughout the early modern period.
'Tudor specialists will read this with much profit … wide-ranging … This is a fine book, clearly written and well structured …' Journal of Ecclesiastical History
ISBN: 9780521037495
Dimensions: 228mm x 151mm x 15mm
Weight: 417g
276 pages