Sir Philip Sidney

Poet and patron of poets soldier statesman courtier member of parliament ambassador would-be explorer governor of Flushing it is hard to believe that Sir Philip Sidney was not quite thirty-two when he died from wounds received in battle. Even in his early twenties Sidney was sought out by foreign Protestants when they visited England regarding him as more trustworthy than his uncle the Earl of Leicester and with more time to give to them than Sir Francis Walsingham or the other great officers of state. Like his father Sir Henry Sidney and his father-in-law Walsingham Philip suffered from the caprice of Queen Elizabeth and died in comparative poverty the Sidneys'' lives demonstrate the personal cost of service to state and queen if you were one of the rare few not prepared to accept bribes but the nature of the public mourning for Philip shows how widely he was admired in England and the Netherlands.In addition to the letters quoted in the original publication (including the very first letter written by Sir Henry to his schoolboy son) two long letters from Philip to his brother Robert have been included as an appendix to this edition.Also available for Kindle are two volumes about the expeditions to Muscovy which Philip''s father helped to get under way: Muscovy in the Sixteenth Century a collection of books and documents mostly contemporary about the early contacts between England and Russia. [ASIN: B00QXGT07O] The Origin and Early History of the Russia or Muscovy Company which takes the story of the Company from its inception through to 1610. [ASIN:B00CMWZPIG ]If you would like to see additional portraits of some of the people mentioned in the book please visit Pinterest at pinterest/kindleifier/