Elizabeth I and the Old Testament: Biblical Analogies and Providential Rule

Aidan Norrie

doi:10.1017/9781802700770

Elizabeth I and the Old Testament

Biblical Analogies and Providential Rule

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Aidan Norrie, University Campus North Lincolnshire

Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: November 2023
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781802700770
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781802700770

Series:: Gender and Power in the Premodern World
Subjects:: Religion, Religion: General Interest

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Throughout her reign, Elizabeth I and her supporters used biblical analogies to perpetuate the Queen's claim to be England's providential Protestant monarch. While Elizabeth's parallels with various biblical figures - including Deborah, Esther, Judith, David, Solomon, and Daniel - have all received varying levels of attention in the scholarship, this is the first analysis of how biblical analogy functioned as a religio-political tool for Elizabeth across her reign. Taking both a chronological and thematic approach, this book addresses this gap by analyzing Elizabeth and her supporters' use of the Old Testament to provide justification for decisions (or the lack thereof), to offer counsel to the Queen, and to vindicate both female kingship and the royal supremacy. It argues that biblical analogies were a vital component of Elizabethan royal iconography, and that their widespread use demonstrates their potency as a tool for legitimizing and sustaining her power.

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Elizabeth I and the Old Testament

Biblical Analogies and Providential Rule

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Figures
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Abbreviations and Textual Conventions
pp xiii-xiv

Dramatis Personae
pp xv-xviii

Introduction: Elizabeth I and the Old Testament
pp 1-14

Chapter 1 - Elizabeth I’s Use of the Old Testament
pp 15-34

Chapter 2 - 1558–1569: Legitimizing the Regime
pp 35-68

Chapter 3 - 1570–1584: Popery, Plots, Progresses—and Excommunication
pp 69-112

Chapter 4 - 1585–1590: Biblical Typology and the Catholic Threat
pp 113-152

Chapter 5 - 1591–1602: The Twilight Years and the Catholic Threat Redux
pp 153-182

Conclusion: Biblical Analogy and Providential Rule
pp 183-186

Select Bibliography
pp 187-194

Index
pp 195-198

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