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The Sidneys of Penshurst and the Monarchy, 1500-1700 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The Sidneys of Penshurst and the Monarchy, 1500-1700 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The Sidneys rank amongst the most influential families in early
modern England, and can count amongst their number many leading
lights of the Tudor and Stuart period. From the Elizabethan poet
and soldier Philip, to the republican Algernon, the Sidney family
were intimately bound up with the political, cultural and courtly
life of early modern England. Taking a broadly chronological
approach, this volume offers an overview of the Sidneys across
several generations. By analysing various individuals and their
writings, an intriguing new perspective is offered, not only on the
culture of English politics, but also on the self-perception and
ambitions of a leading renaissance family. During the Tudor period
their long and fruitful (but sometimes problematical) association
with the Dudley family in court and royal affairs is reassessed
with regard to their relations with Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth
I. During the Stuart period the Sidneys intimacy and loyalty to
James I, Queen Anne and Charles I is contrasted to their more
neutral (even hostile) attitudes to Charles II and James II.
Against the backdrop of this shifting royal favour and religious
and political upheaval, the Sidneys' political and domestic tactics
used to preserve the family's reputation, estates and property are
explored. The first book length study of the Sidney family's
relationship with the English monarchy, this work will be welcomed
by all those with an interest in English political and cultural
history. Drawing upon both historical and literary sources it
offers an absorbing insight into the self-perceptions of a leading
renaissance family and how they adapted to the vicissitudes of the
sixteenth and seventeenth century world.
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