David Potter obtained his doctorate from the University of Cambridge, held a research fellowship at Emmanuel College, and has taught at the University of Kent, where he is Reader in French History. He specialises in early modern French history, especially Anglo-French relations.

• Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Note on transcription; The correspondence of Michel de Seure, 1560–1; Appendix 1. Supplementary French correspondence on the affairs of Scotland and England, 1560–1; Appendix 2. Protests ('remonstrances') drawn up by Michel de Seure, 1560; Appendix 3. Note on the subsequent career of Michel de Seure; Index.

'In A Knight of Malta at the Court of Elizabeth I, David Potter, a specialist in early modern French history, has compiled the extant correspondence of Michel de Seure who served as ambassador of France to England between 1560–62. This book opens a window on the world of diplomacy and intrigue. Through the eyes of its protagonist, 'le chevalier de Seure' as he called himself, we catch glimpses of key players of the European chessboard of the time, such as Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici.' Emanuel Buttigieg, French History