Spain and the Early Stuarts, 1585-1655

by Albert J. Loomie

Overview

These studies focus on Spain's relations with England from the last stages of the Elizabethan war to the opening years of the Cromwellian regime. Particular attention is given to the issue of religion and to the character and conduct of peacetime diplomacy - and intelligence gathering. In the first studies, Professor Loomie deals with the policies of Philip II and preparations for the 1597 Armada. The following articles examine Spanish attitudes towards the Stuart court and an unknown cultivation of the ’Independents’ during and after the Civil War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780860785767
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/29/1996
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies , #522
Pages:	305
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 8.81(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents: Religion and Elizabethan commerce with Spain; Sir William Semple and Bristol's Andalucian trade, 1597-1598; An armada pilot's survey of the English coastline, October 1597; Philip II's armada proclamation of 1597; The armadas and the Catholics of England; Thomas James: the English Consul of Andalucia (1556-ca. 1613); Philip III and the Stuart succession in England, 1600-1603; Sir Robert Cecil and the Spanish embassy; Richard Berry: Gondomar's English Catholic adviser; Bacon and Gondomar: an unknown link in 1618; Gondomar's selection of English officers in 1622; King James I's Catholic consort; A Jacobean crypto-Catholic: Lord Wotton; Olivares, the English Catholics and the peace of 1630; The Spanish faction at the court of Charles I, 1630-1638; Alonso de Cárdenas and the long parliament, 1640-1648; New light on the Spanish ambassador's purchases from Charles I's collection, 1649-1653; London's Spanish chapel before and after the Civil War; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'[Professor Loomie] is one of the few scholars to take a comprehensive look at Spanish-English relations, particularly in the post-1588 period. While the articles are no longer new, his findings are still important and valuable. This volume rightfully highlights the career of a well-respected, eminent scholar.' Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Vol. LXXV, no. 3

From the Publisher

Moving beyond the recent interest in the 1588 Spanish Armada incident, Loomie (history, Fordham U.) explores the policies of three Spanish Habsburg monarchs towards England in some of the less familiar aspects of religion, commerce, and peace time diplomacy from late in Elizabeth's reign through most of the Commonwealth. Among the 18 papers, first published 1963-89, are discussions of Bristol's Andalucian trade, the armada in 1597, Philip II and the Stuart succession in England, James I's Catholic consort, the link between Bacon and Gondomar, and London's Spanish chapel before and after the Civil War. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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