Household Accounts and Disbursement Books of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Volume 6 (Camden Fifth Series, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

Dudley, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521551560 ISBN 13: 9780521551564

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This book is a scholarly edition of the Earl of Leicester's two surviving household accounts (from 1558 to 1561), and the fragments of his disbursement books (from 1584 to 1586). It also contains an appendix of surviving lists of household accounts in the British Isles. Robert Dudley, the first Earl of Leicester, was a leading figure at the court of Elizabeth I. This is the only collection of such information in print for such a prominent and notorious courtier and, as such, provides a valuable insight into the personal finances of members of the Elizabethan court. This book will be essential for any serious scholar of Elizabethan high politics.

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Review:

' ... a work of meticulous scholarship ... This volume will be of interest to a wide range of early modern English historians, whether they are looking for information about the court, about the structure of a noble household, about Leicester's career, or about servants and their wages'. Economic History Review

Book Description:

This scholarly edition of the first Earl of Leicester's two surviving household accounts (from 1558 to 1561), and the fragments of his disbursement books (from 1584 to 1586) provides a valuable insight into the personal finances of a leading Elizabethan courtier. It will be essential for any serious scholar of Elizabethan high politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521551560
• ISBN 13: 9780521551564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 534
• Editor: Adams Simon