The Cecils by David Loades

The Cecils by David Loades

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William and Robert Cecil, father and son, held unparalleled power as statesmen, diplomats, counsellors and spymasters throughout Elizabeth's reign and long beyond. This work reveals the personal and political lives of these men.

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The Cecils by David Loades

William and Robert Cecil, father and son, held unparalleled power as statesmen, diplomats, counsellors and spymasters throughout Elizabeth's reign and long beyond. This work reveals the personal and political lives of these men.
David Loades is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wales, an associate of the Centre for Early Modern History at the University of Oxford and Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sheffield. A leading authority on Tudor England, he is also a well-known and popular writer on its key personalities and events. He has a particular interest in the Tudor navy, on which he had written the standard study, and has published widely on the period's monarchs and statesmen. Recent books include Henry VIII: Court, church and conflict (2007) and Mary Tudor: The tragical history on the first queen of England (2006; both for the National Archives) and (with Eamon Duffy) The Church of Mary Tudor (2006).
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ISBN 13 9781905615209
ISBN 10 1905615205
Title The Cecils
Author David Loades
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2007-11-05
Number of pages 256
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