Sir Walter Ralegh, Last of the Elizabethans |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 37
Page 128
Ralegh wanted to seize first , and sell afterwards : Essex , a land soldier who wanted to stand well with his followers , wished the Army to have this valuable spoil , while Ralegh and the sailors stood aside .
Ralegh wanted to seize first , and sell afterwards : Essex , a land soldier who wanted to stand well with his followers , wished the Army to have this valuable spoil , while Ralegh and the sailors stood aside .
Page 294
That is why he wanted -and thought he had obtained , except that his agent had never returned - sanction to use French ports in an emergency . And that is the truth of these terrible intrigues with France . Meanwhile James was harassed ...
That is why he wanted -and thought he had obtained , except that his agent had never returned - sanction to use French ports in an emergency . And that is the truth of these terrible intrigues with France . Meanwhile James was harassed ...
Page 351
They were believed at the time to have been made at the Queen's instance ; she wanted her son to marry a French princess , and the French Government wanted to prevent an Anglo - Spanish alliance . Something may also be put down ...
They were believed at the time to have been made at the Queen's instance ; she wanted her son to marry a French princess , and the French Government wanted to prevent an Anglo - Spanish alliance . Something may also be put down ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action Admiral answer asked believe bring brought called Captain Carew Cecil charge close Cobham command continued Council course Court death died Earl Elizabeth Elizabethan enemies England English Essex execution fear fleet followed French gave give given gold Guiana hand hath held Henry History hope House Howard Ireland James John keep Kemys kind King King's knew known Lady land later leave letter living London look Lord Majesty March matter mind never offered once passed peace person poor present Prince prisoner Privy promised proved Queen reached reason reported Robert sailed San Thomé seemed sent ships Sir Walter Ralegh Spain Spaniards Spanish story taken tell things Thomas thought tion told took Tower true voyage wanted write written wrote
Bibliographic information
| Title | Sir Walter Ralegh, Last of the Elizabethans |
| Author | Edward John Thompson |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |