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The Resource Princely education in early Modern Britain, Aysha Pollnitz, (electronic resource)

Princely education in early Modern Britain, Aysha Pollnitz, (electronic resource)

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In the sixteenth century, Erasmus of Rotterdam led a humanist campaign to deter European princes from vainglorious warfare by giving them liberal educations. His prescriptions for the study of classical authors and scripture transformed the upbringing of Tudor and Stuart royal children. Rather than emphasising the sword, the educations of Henry VIII, James VI and I, and their successors prioritised the pen. In a period of succession crises, female sovereignty, and minority rulers, liberal education played a hitherto unappreciated role in reshaping the political and religious thought and culture of early modern Britain. This book explores how a humanist curriculum gave princes the rhetorical skills, biblical knowledge, and political impetus to assert the royal supremacy over their subjects' souls. Liberal education was meant to prevent over-mighty monarchy but in practice it taught kings and queens how to extend their authority over church and state--
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eng
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1 online resource (460 pages)
Contents
  • 1 - 'Thys boke is myne': how humanism changed the English royal schoolroom, 1422-1509 2 - Chivalry, ambition and bonae litterae, 1509-1533 3 - Erasmus' Christian prince and Henry VIII's royal supremacy 4 - Educating Edward VI: from Erasmus and godly kingship to Machiavelli 5 - Fortune's wheel and the education of early modern British queens 6 - Education and royal resistance: George Buchanan and James VI and I 7 - Britain's lost Renaissance? The Stuart princes
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9781107039520
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600415
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Princely education in early Modern Britain
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Princely education in early Modern Britain
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Aysha Pollnitz
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Language
eng
Summary
In the sixteenth century, Erasmus of Rotterdam led a humanist campaign to deter European princes from vainglorious warfare by giving them liberal educations. His prescriptions for the study of classical authors and scripture transformed the upbringing of Tudor and Stuart royal children. Rather than emphasising the sword, the educations of Henry VIII, James VI and I, and their successors prioritised the pen. In a period of succession crises, female sovereignty, and minority rulers, liberal education played a hitherto unappreciated role in reshaping the political and religious thought and culture of early modern Britain. This book explores how a humanist curriculum gave princes the rhetorical skills, biblical knowledge, and political impetus to assert the royal supremacy over their subjects' souls. Liberal education was meant to prevent over-mighty monarchy but in practice it taught kings and queens how to extend their authority over church and state--
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1978-
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Pollnitz, Aysha
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Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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  • Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
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Classical education
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Princely education in early Modern Britain, Aysha Pollnitz, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600415
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Contents
1 - 'Thys boke is myne': how humanism changed the English royal schoolroom, 1422-1509 2 - Chivalry, ambition and bonae litterae, 1509-1533 3 - Erasmus' Christian prince and Henry VIII's royal supremacy 4 - Educating Edward VI: from Erasmus and godly kingship to Machiavelli 5 - Fortune's wheel and the education of early modern British queens 6 - Education and royal resistance: George Buchanan and James VI and I 7 - Britain's lost Renaissance? The Stuart princes
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CR9781139600415
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (460 pages)
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  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781107039520
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computer
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rdamedia.
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  • c
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digital, PDF file(s)
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remote
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(OCoLC)910935593
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Princely education in early Modern Britain, Aysha Pollnitz, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600415
Publication
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online resource
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  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
1 - 'Thys boke is myne': how humanism changed the English royal schoolroom, 1422-1509 2 - Chivalry, ambition and bonae litterae, 1509-1533 3 - Erasmus' Christian prince and Henry VIII's royal supremacy 4 - Educating Edward VI: from Erasmus and godly kingship to Machiavelli 5 - Fortune's wheel and the education of early modern British queens 6 - Education and royal resistance: George Buchanan and James VI and I 7 - Britain's lost Renaissance? The Stuart princes
Control code
CR9781139600415
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (460 pages)
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781107039520
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)910935593

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