George Stepney, 1663-1707: Diplomat and PoetJ. Clarke & Company, 1997 - 403 Seiten George Stepney was one of the most remarkable men of the end of the seventeenth century. He was considered one of the eight poets worthy of emulation, while 'no Englishman ever understood the affairs of Germany so well, and few Germans better.' A member of the Kit-Cat Club, and respected by Halifax and Marlborough, he - a commoner - was carried to his grave in Westminster Abbey by two dukes, two earls and two barons. Despite his importance for students of the period, and the fascination of his story in its own right, the only study of his life to date has been an article in The Huntingdon Library Quarterly from 1946. Miss Spens's biography is therefore a major contribution to scholarship which will prove invaluable to the international academic community. Diplomatic history has tended to focus on the monarchs and princes rather than on the handful of professional diplomats whose job it was to 'lie abroad for their country', of whom Stepney stands as an unusually well-documented example. Besides arousing the enthusiasm of specialists this volume will complement works on figures as diverse as William III and John Dryden. The fruit of over ten years' research in major archival collections throughout Europe, George Stepney provides new and valuable material on a key period of political and military history. |
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... instructions . Now , according to Goertz , the Conference of the Circles had already ended and a decision had been made to provide the force . George had learned that Hesse too was recruiting , and that Lüneburg would contribute 9,000 ...
... instructions . Now , according to Goertz , the Conference of the Circles had already ended and a decision had been made to provide the force . George had learned that Hesse too was recruiting , and that Lüneburg would contribute 9,000 ...
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... Instructions , in so far as they could be applied to the 1697 conjuncture . " At Düsseldorf Stepney met his secretary , Philip Plantamour , his servants and his baggage . His reception by the Elector Palatine was not cordial . John ...
... Instructions , in so far as they could be applied to the 1697 conjuncture . " At Düsseldorf Stepney met his secretary , Philip Plantamour , his servants and his baggage . His reception by the Elector Palatine was not cordial . John ...
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... Instructions were dated the same day as the precious Privy Seal . George was immediately to embark on board the ship appointed to carry him , and with what speed he could repair to Berlin ( or to such other place where the Elector of ...
... Instructions were dated the same day as the precious Privy Seal . George was immediately to embark on board the ship appointed to carry him , and with what speed he could repair to Berlin ( or to such other place where the Elector of ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Antecedents | 6 |
Education | 12 |
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