The Tudor Arte of Warre: Volume 2 - The Conduct of War in the Reign of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603: Diplomacy, Strategy, Campaigns and Battles

by Jonathan Davies

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180451201X
• ISBN13: 9781804512012
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 310 Pages