Table of Contents

List of plates, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Notes on sources, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 EARLY SUITORS, 3 THE DUDLEY COURTSHIP, 4 THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES MATRIMONIAL PROJECT 1563–7, 5 HENRY DUKE OF ANJOU 1570–1, 6 MATRIMONIAL DIPLOMACY: THE ALENÇON MATCH 1572–8, 7 THE WOOING OF FRANCIS DUKE OF ANJOU 1579–81, 8 THE UNDERLYING DEBATE , 9 CONCLUSIONS, Notes, Bibliography, Index

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Susan Doran

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`A fascinating new approach to an old question.' - Dr Pauline Croft, Royal Holloway, University of London