Elizabeth I’s Foreign Correspondence

Part I. Manuscripts, Secretaries, and Scribes

1. Manuscripts, Secretaries, and Scribes: The Production of Diplomatic Letters at Court
Angela Andreani

Part II. Elizabeth’s French Correspondence

2. Six Holograph Letters in French from Queen Elizabeth I to the Duke of Anjou: Texts and Analysis
Guillaume Coatalen, Jonathan Gibson

3. “Dedans la plie de mon fidelle affection”: Familiarity and Materiality in Elizabeth’s Letters to Anjou
Jonathan Gibson

Part III. Elizabeth’s Italian Correspondence

4. “Perfit readiness”: Elizabeth Learning and Using Italian
Alessandra Petrina

5. Three Holograph Italian Letters from Elizabeth I to Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor: Texts and Analysis
Carlo M. Bajetta

6. Elizabeth’s Italian: Linguistic Standards and Interlingual Interference
Gianmario Raimondi

7. Elizabeth’s Italian Rhetoric: The “Maximilian Letters”
Giuliana Iannaccaro

Part IV. Correspondence with Germany, the East, and Ireland

8. Elizabeth’s Correspondence with the Protestant Princes of the Empire, 1558–86
David Scott Gehring

9. The Virgin Queen and the Son of Heaven: Elizabeth I’s Letters to Wanli, Emperor of China
Rayne Allinson

10. Letters to Ireland: Queen Elizabeth to Essex, 1599
Monica Santini

Keywords: History, European History, Modern History, Social History, Political History, History of Britain and Ireland, History of Medieval Europe