Elizabethan diplomacy and epistolary culture /

A new account of Elizabethan diplomacy with an original archival foundation, this book examines the world of letters underlying diplomacy and political administration by exploring a new material text never before studied in its own right, the diplomatic letter-book.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Williamson, Elizabeth R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, [2021]
Series:	Material readings in early modern culture.
Subjects:	Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1558-1603. Diplomatic and consular service, British > History > 16th century. Diplomats > Great Britain > Correspondence > History > 16th century. Ambassadors > Great Britain > Correspondence > History > 16th century.

Table of Contents:

Diplomatic Players: the People Within and Without the Embassy
Travel, Intelligencing, and the Skills of Information Management
Diplomatic Letter-books: Writing, Copying, and Keeping Letters
Writing Reputations: Copying Henry Unton's Letter-books
Beyond the Embassy: Preservation, Consultation, and the Afterlife of Letters
Abundance and Access: Letters in the Digital Archive.