Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-319) and index.
Contents
The functioning of the court, 1540-7 -- The court during the Protectorate, 1547-9 -- Educating and entertaining a prince -- The politics of the court, 1550-3 -- The succession crisis of July 1553 -- The court of a femme seule -- King Philip -- The declining years, 1555-8 -- Elizabeth -- The eye of the storm -- The structure of the court -- The chief officers of the court.