Acknowledgements Introduction Letters Bibliography
Dr. Nadine Akkerman studied English Language and Literature at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam from 1996 to 2001. She has published articles on the Queen of Bohemia's dramatic performances in The Hague in The Ben Jonson Journal and on early modern letters in Early Modern Literary Studies. In November 2008 she was awarded her PhD 'cum laude' (with distinction) for a dissertation entitled, "The Letters of A Stuart Princess: The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine of the Rhine, and Queen of Bohemia".
Akkerman has mastered the complex diplomatic and military
developments of the period. One could scarcely ask for more. * Joan
E. Hartman, Renaissance Quarterly *
Akkerman's editing standards are lofty indeed. Armed with digital
surrogates, Akkerman's research team checked each letter no less
than three times, and at least once by the editor against the
original manuscript. Each is quoted in its original language and
then, if necessary, translated in English. The edition also prints
the letters to Elizabeth, which allow us to follow the epistolary
exchanges ... While the texts are impressive, the annotations are a
marvel in their own right. Akkerman's careful identification of all
persons and events represents a running commentary on the history
of several dozen states. * Thomas Cogswell, English Historical
Review *
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