Sir Henry Killigrew, Elizabethan Soldier and Diplomat |
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... arrival in France Henry II was fatally injured by a lance thrust in the eye during a tournament in Paris . His death ten days later created a situation fraught with dangerous possibilities for England . The seriousness with which the ...
... arrival in France Henry II was fatally injured by a lance thrust in the eye during a tournament in Paris . His death ten days later created a situation fraught with dangerous possibilities for England . The seriousness with which the ...
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... arriving at Havre he discovered that the garrison was desperate for English aid . Word of the proposed landings in ... arrival of the fleet , however , was having an ill effect on the morale of the soldiers in Havre . Although their ...
... arriving at Havre he discovered that the garrison was desperate for English aid . Word of the proposed landings in ... arrival of the fleet , however , was having an ill effect on the morale of the soldiers in Havre . Although their ...
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... arrival Mount St Catherine , the principal defensive bastion to the southeast of the town , fell to the besieging army.1 From its summit the enemy sent cannon fire directly into the ranks of the besieged . Outnumbered , exhausted , and ...
... arrival Mount St Catherine , the principal defensive bastion to the southeast of the town , fell to the besieging army.1 From its summit the enemy sent cannon fire directly into the ranks of the besieged . Outnumbered , exhausted , and ...
Contents
Foreword vii | 1 |
The Queens secret Agent in Germany | 30 |
Diplomatic Career 15601567 | 68 |
Copyright | |
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A. L. Rowse action army arrival assistance B. M. Cotton MSS Bishop Bishop of Valence brother Burghley and Leicester Calais Caligula Caligula C.IV Calvinist career Carew Castilians Castle Cateau-Cambrésis Catherine Catholic cause Cecil concerning Cornish Cornwall Council councillors court Davison despatch Dieppe diplomatic Duke Dutch Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle Elector Elector Palatine Elizabeth Elizabeth's reign enemies England English ambassador English government Exchequer exile favour Fénélon forces France friendship garrison Germany Grange Hatfield MSS Havre Henry Killigrew Henry's hereafter Huguenot Ibid John John Killigrew Killi Killigrew wrote Killigrew's letter King Lanrake later leaders Leicester's London Lord Burghley Low Countries Maitland Majesty Marian Mary's matter ment military mission Monluc Morton negotiations Netherlands Palatine peace Pepys MSS Prince of Condé princes probably Protestant Puritan Queen Randolph Regent Rouen Scotland Scots Scottish sent servant Sir Nicholas soldiers Spain Throckmorton troops Vergerio Vidame Vidame of Chartres Walsingham