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“The intolerable business”: religion and diplomacy under Elizabeth’s rule

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dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Susana M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-30T10:47:53Z
dc.date.available2021-07-30T10:47:53Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWithin the scope of foreign affairs between Portugal and England during Elizabeth’s rule, numerous events indicate the challenges faced by the Portuguese ambassadors on their missions. Regrettably, little is known about these envoys and one rarely finds any reference to their names or their diplomatic accomplishments in Early Modern studies. This paper focuses on a diplomatic incident which involved Francisco Giraldes, a Portuguese resident ambassador in England, aiming to shed some light on “the intolerable business” that led to a confrontation with the Bishop of London, Edwin Sandys. Attending a Catholic Mass in the context of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement involved certain challenges that should be considered. Diplomats, however, enjoyed certain immunities, including the droit de chappelle, and were allowed to hold Catholic services in their ambassadorial residences. But in March 1573, while Mass was being held, Francisco Giraldes’s residence was raided by the Sheriff of London’s men, working under the Bishop of London’s instructions. The ongoing tension between the religious and the political areas of power was, thus, exposed. Two letters, written by the Bishop of London, included in the Lansdowne Manuscripts Collection of the British Library, registered the event. As Sandy’s correspondence appears to be the single piece of surviving evidence regarding this diplomatic incident, it stands to reason that its analysis will provide significant insight into the coexistence, as well as the clash, of oppositional forces, while further contributing to an interpretation of Anglo-Portuguese affairs in Early Modern times.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationOliveira, Susana. "“The intolerable business”: Religion and diplomacy under Elizabeth’s rule". SEDERI Yearbook, 26. 2016. 159-174.pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1135-7789
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/10972
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSEDERI YEARBOOKpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=333549411007pt_PT
dc.subjectEarly modernpt_PT
dc.subjectDiplomacypt_PT
dc.subjectReligionpt_PT
dc.subjectAnglo-Portuguese relationspt_PT
dc.title“The intolerable business”: religion and diplomacy under Elizabeth’s rulept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage174pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage159pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSEDERI Yearbookpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume26pt_PT
person.familyNameOliveira
person.givenNameSusana M.
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-0253-4204
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