Treason Tudor Style: Five Case Histories of 16th Century Political Dissent

FAIN: FA-10654-73

Lacey B. Smith
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL 60208-0001)

To study treason, dissent and the means by which the established order seeks to protect itself against political non-conformity and individual greed. Focus will be on the case histories of five 16th century personalities: Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; Thomas Seymour, Baron Sudley; Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk; and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.