Copy of letter from John Knox, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth I, July 20, 1559 [manuscript], before 1570?

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Copy of letter from John Knox, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth I, July 20, 1559 [manuscript], before 1570?

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/653122341

Knox's letter of apology to Queen Elizabeth I following his "writtinge of a booke againste the usurpede authoritye and unjust regimente of women" (i.e., his The first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women, published in 1558).

2 leaves ; 29 x 21 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572

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