Itinerant Ambassador: The Life of Sir Thomas Roe - Paperback

by Michael J. Brown (Author), A. L. Rowse (Foreword by)

Thomas Roe, born near London in 1580 or 1581 was a notable and influential figure in the England of Elizabeth and of the early Stuarts. In his wide-ranging career, he came into contact with an array of famous seventeenth-century persons ranging from Sir Walter Raleigh to Archbishop William Laud and from Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia to the Great Mogul Emperor of Hindustan. Roe was one of the most capable diplomats of his time and his career was associated with developments of great importance: colo

Author Biography

Michael J. Brown is associate professor of history at Agnes Scott College.