The Elizabethan army has been disregarded, denigrated or derided: Shakespeare's portrayal of Falstaff and Fluellen bear more responsibility for this than any accurate assessment of its role in Elizabeth's reign. This book aims to provide a comprehensive explanation of the part that the English army, in its various guises, played in her long and increasingly troubled reign. Elizabeth was no Amazon Queen; she abhorred war because of its cost, its unpredictability...
Related Subjects
History