Elizabeth I and the Old Testament : : Biblical Analogies and Providential Rule / / Aidan Norrie.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Norrie, Aidan,
• Place / Publishing House: Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Gender and Power in the Premodern World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS -- DRAMATIS PERSONAE -- INTRODUCTION: ELIZABETH I AND THE OLD TESTAMENT -- Chapter 1 ELIZABETH I’S USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT -- Chapter 2 1558- 1569: LEGITIMIZING THE REGIME -- Chapter 31570– 1584: POPERY, PLOTS, PROGRESSES— AND EXCOMMUNICATION -- Chapter 4 1585–1590: BIBLICAL TYPOLOGY AND THE CATHOLIC THREAT -- Chapter 51591– 1602: THE TWILIGHT YEARS AND THE CATHOLIC THREAT REDUX -- CONCLUSION: BIBLICAL ANALOGY AND PROVIDENTIAL RULE -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX