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The Aim Of This Study Is To Investigate The Condemnation And Trial For High Treason Of The Elizabethan Statesman And Courtier Sir John Perrot. It Is A Compelling Story With A Rich Cast Of Dubious Characters And A Splendid Plot Involving Espionage, Counterfeiting, Double-dealing, Lies And Betrayal, Together With The Added Spice Of Combative Courtroom Drama. This Study Will Reveal How, And Why, Perrot Was Framed For A Crime He Did Not Commit. But Who Was Sir John Perrot? He Was A Man Of Remarkable Personality - 'a Tempestuous And Choleric Character Of Shakespearian Proportions' - Whose Varied Career Touched On Sixteenth-century Society At Many Points. He Had Attended The Courts Of Three Tudor Monarchs, Served In The Armies Of Two And Had Been Handsomely Rewarded For His Royal Service By The Last And Perhaps Greatest Of Them, Elizabeth I. He Had Been Appointed The First Lord President Of Munster And Was Later Made Lord Deputy Of Ireland. His Successful Irish Service Earned For Him A Seat On Elizabeth's Privy Council And Thus A Place Among The Elizabethan Elite. A Powerful And Forthright Figure, Perrot Was Loathed By His Adversaries But Admired By Friends And Allies. However, His Somet

Author

Turvey, Roger.

Publisher

Cardiff: University of Wales Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780708319123

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13