Elizabeth I of England through Valois Eyes Power, Representation, and Diplomacy in the Reign of the Queen, 1558-1588 /

• Main Author: Paranque, Estelle (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Queenship and Power
• Subjects: Europe-History-1492-.; Great Britain-History.; France-History.; Women.; History of Early Modern Europe.; History of Britain and Ireland.; History of France.; Women's Studies.

This book examines the first thirty years of Elizabeth I's reign from the perspective of the Valois kings, Charles IX and Henri III of France. Estelle Paranque sifts through hundreds of French letters and ambassadorial reports to construct a fuller picture of early modern Anglo-French relations...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: In Valois Eyes
• 2. "her so evil and dangerous will": Long Live the Queen and Diplomatic Games, 1558-1565
• 3. "a rock": Between Peace and Conflict-An Intriguing Queen, 1568-1570
• 4. "a germayne sister": The Impact of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre's on Representations of Queen Elizabeth-August 1572-June 1574
• 5. "he will have the honor to marry her this time": Last Chance to Marry the "Frog," 1579-1581
• 6. "declared herself as our enemy": Crisis, Confrontation, and Secret Correspondence, 1584-1588.