Susan Doran is Reader in Historyat St. Mary's University College Strawberry Hill. Her books include Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603 and Monarchy and Matrimony.

'this is a useful and exciting book that cannot fail to stimulate. It will be key to the pass rate of many students confronted with Elizabethan studies which are offered by the new A levels. Educational and enjoyable.' - History Teaching Review SATH'An excellent intorduction.' - Proceedings of the Hugenot Society

• Maps, Genealogical charts, Chronology, Glossary, 1. Background: English Foreign Policy before 1558, 2. New Problems 1558–68, 3. Traditional Directions in Foreign Policy 1558–68, 4. Crisis Management 1568–85, 5. The Contemporary Debate over Policy 1558–85, 6. War 1585–1603, 7. Conclusions, Select Bibliography