An edition of The life and achievements of Sir John Popham, 1531-1607 (2005)
The life and achievements of Sir John Popham, 1531-1607
leading to the establishment of the first English colony in New England
By Douglas Walthew Rice
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Language
eng
Pages
324
Description:
"Even now the ambiguities of his career remain, for in spite of a lifetime of devoted service to his country, Queen Elizabeth's Lord Chief Justice lives in popular imagination as a terrifying ghost. This book relishes the legends but overall aims to present a more balanced portrait. The first full-length biography of Sir John Popham, it uses his own letters and other contemporary documents to reveal the forceful personality and wide-ranging concerns of a top official at the very center of English government."--Jacket.
subjects: Attorneys general, Biography, History, Judges, Attorneys general, biography, Judges, biography, Great britain, history, elizabeth, 1558-1603, New england, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
People: John Popham Sir (1531?-1607)
Places: Great Britain, New England
Times: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, James I, 1603-1625