Spain and the Early Stuarts, 1585–1655

Albert J. Loomie, Emeritus, Fordham University, USA

• Contents: Religion and Elizabethan commerce with Spain; Sir William Semple and Bristol's Andalucian trade, 1597-1598; An armada pilot's survey of the English coastline, October 1597; Philip II's armada proclamation of 1597; The armadas and the Catholics of England; Thomas James: the English Consul of Andalucia (1556-ca. 1613); Philip III and the Stuart succession in England, 1600-1603; Sir Robert Cecil and the Spanish embassy; Richard Berry: Gondomar's English Catholic adviser; Bacon and Gondomar: an unknown link in 1618; Gondomar's selection of English officers in 1622; King James I's Catholic consort; A Jacobean crypto-Catholic: Lord Wotton; Olivares, the English Catholics and the peace of 1630; The Spanish faction at the court of Charles I, 1630-1638; Alonso de Cárdenas and the long parliament, 1640-1648; New light on the Spanish ambassador's purchases from Charles I's collection, 1649-1653; London's Spanish chapel before and after the Civil War; Index.

'[Professor Loomie] is one of the few scholars to take a comprehensive look at Spanish-English relations, particularly in the post-1588 period. While the articles are no longer new, his findings are still important and valuable. This volume rightfully highlights the career of a well-respected, eminent scholar.' Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Vol. LXXV, no. 3