Business and Politics under James I Lionel Cranfield as Merchant and Minister [Paperback]

Throws light on the background, conditions, and practices of England's economic life during the reign of James I.First published in 1958, this volume by R. H. Tawney throws light on the background, conditions, and practices of England's economic life during the reign of James I. At the centre of the study is the figure of Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, a merchant and then government minister.First published in 1958, this volume by R. H. Tawney throws light on the background, conditions, and practices of England's economic life during the reign of James I. At the centre of the study is the figure of Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, a merchant and then government minister.First published in 1958, this volume by R. H. Tawney throws light on the background, conditions, and practices of England's economic life during the reign of James I. At the centre of the study is the figure of Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, whose role as a merchant and then government minister - rapidly rising to the position of Lord Treasurer - here provides a unique framework within which to view the inter-reliance of commerce and politics in the first part of the seventeenth century. The study offers an illuminating account of the various successes and defeats of Cranfield's career, as well as presenting a broad view of foreign trade and financial policy in England at the end of the Jacobean period.Preface; Notes on references to Cranfield MSS.; Part I. Cranfield as Merchant: 1. Introduction; 2. The European background; 3. Cranfield's export business; 4. Cranfield in the city; Part II. Cranfield as Minister: 5. The opening years; 6. The economy campaign; 7. Cranfield in command; Part III. The Fall of Middlesex: 8. The impeachment; 9. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of subjects; Index of persons; Index of places.