Sir Walter Mildmay and Tudor Government by Stanford E. Lehmberg - 9780292769083

Sir Walter Mildmay and Tudor GovernmentAuthor(s): Stanford E. Lehmberg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292769083, 978-0292769083\nSynopsis\nThis is the first biography of Sir Walter Mildmay, who dutifully served Queen Elizabeth I for thirty years as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Walter Mildmay and Tudor Government, by Stanford E. Lehmberg, brings Mildmay into proper historical perspective alongside other prominent Tudor leaders. \n\n Virtually none of Mildmays writings had been printed, and his activities had not been studied, partly because of the inaccessibility of necessary materials. In the mid-twentieth century, however, the Northamptonshire Record Office was able to acquire family papers, of which Lehmberg happily took advantage. These, together with materials in the British Museum and the Public Record Office, yield a detailed account of Mildmays contributions to English financial admi.