Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
1977
Keywords
Great Britain, History, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Foreign relations, 1558-1603
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
History
First Advisor
Donald R. Kelley
Second Advisor
Charles E. Freedeman
Third Advisor
Robin S. Oggins
Abstract
This dissertation examines the ideological attitudes of Elizabeth's servants on issues of foreign policy and to examine the relationship between stated ideological goals and foreign policy. The conclusion drawn from this examination is that the men who served Elizabeth shared a basic set of Protestant attitudes that fundamentally determined how they saw other actors in the political universe of the late 1550's and 1560's, and that for the most part their policy recommendations follow from these attitudes. In varying degrees Elizabeth's diplomatic servants believed that her political survival depended on the survival of a variety of Protestant groups in other parts of Europe and that the successful attack by Catholics against any of these groups would have been detrimental to her long term interests. While some older dynastic habits of thought persisted as the decade wore on, Englishmen were increasingly aware of the new religious/political realities of mid century.
Recommended Citation
Curry, Warren Stephens, "Ideology and diplomacy: the impact of reformed religion on foreign policy and diplomatic practice in the first decade of Elizabeth I" (1977). Graduate Dissertations and Theses. 356.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/dissertation_and_theses/356