Sir John Norreys and the Elizabethan Military World
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
326 pages
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illustrations
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9-1/2 x 6-2/5
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© 1997
Sir John Norreys and the Elizabethan Military World is the first biography of Elizabeth I's most trusted soldier. It chronicles Norreys's life between 1570 and 1600, examining how Norreys built on his family's personal friendship with Elizabeth to navigate the treacherous waters of the court and rise to prominence as a warrior and diplomat. The book incorporates English, Irish, Belgian, Dutch, Spanish and French archival material, including a number of previously unexploited English sources such as Norreys's personal papers in the Bodleian Library.
The life of Sir John Norreys is a tale of ambition, rivalry, corruption, violence and achievement typical of the nobility of the Elizabethan age, and provides a marvellous "grand tour" of western Europe in a time of budding imperialism, religious hatred, international intrigue and military innovation.
Society for Army Historical Research
“Nolan has produced a highly readable military biography of the best land commander that England produced during an age when the national stage was crowded with larger than life figures.” –Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. lxxviii No 313 (Spring 2000)
English Historical Review
“About Norreys himself too little is known for this to be a conventional biography, a fact freely confessed by the author. However, there is enough information to depict Norreys as a hard-drinking, bad-tempered, hyper-sensitive, paranoid, prickly, awkward, quarrelsome, yet brave professional soldier who fought in the majority of Elizabeth's land operations: the Netherlands, Ireland, Brittany, Portugal and the Armada Campaign in 1588. Dr Nolan has deepened our understanding of how the Elizabethan 'army' functioned whilst on campaign.” –English Historical Review, April 1999
Contents
Illustrations
Maps
Acknowledgements
Author's Note
1. Family and Early Life
2. Adventures in Ireland, 1573–1575
3. In the Service of the States, 1577–1581
4. The Anjou Years, 1581–1584
5. The Munster Plantation
6. The Netherlands, 1585–1587
7. The Muster of 1588
8. The Expedition to Portugal
9. Failure in Portugal
10. The Fortification of Munster, 1590
11. Plans and Politics, 1590–1591
12. Brittany
13. Deadlock in Brittany, 1592–1593
14. The Taking of El León
15. Return to Ireland
16. The Final Year
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Maps
Acknowledgements
Author's Note
1. Family and Early Life
2. Adventures in Ireland, 1573–1575
3. In the Service of the States, 1577–1581
4. The Anjou Years, 1581–1584
5. The Munster Plantation
6. The Netherlands, 1585–1587
7. The Muster of 1588
8. The Expedition to Portugal
9. Failure in Portugal
10. The Fortification of Munster, 1590
11. Plans and Politics, 1590–1591
12. Brittany
13. Deadlock in Brittany, 1592–1593
14. The Taking of El León
15. Return to Ireland
16. The Final Year
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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