TY - JOUR
T1 - Queen Elizabeth I through Moroccan eyes
AU - Matar, Nabil
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - This article examines the image of Queen Elizabeth I (reg. 1558-1603) in Moroccan writings, focusing specifically on the period between 1588, the English victory over the Spanish Armada, and 1596, the English attack (with Moroccan logistical assistance) on Cadiz. Contrary to what some historians have claimed about Arab-Islamic ignorance of, and indifference to, Western Europe in the early modern period, the writings of Abd al-Aziz al-Fishtali (1549-1621), the Moroccan scribe in the royal court of Marrakesh during the reign of Mulay Ahmad al-Mansur (reg. 1578-1603), provide valuable information about English political and naval activity in the last decade of the 16th century. The letters of al-Fishtali include the only contemporary description of the English Queen by a non-European writer.
AB - This article examines the image of Queen Elizabeth I (reg. 1558-1603) in Moroccan writings, focusing specifically on the period between 1588, the English victory over the Spanish Armada, and 1596, the English attack (with Moroccan logistical assistance) on Cadiz. Contrary to what some historians have claimed about Arab-Islamic ignorance of, and indifference to, Western Europe in the early modern period, the writings of Abd al-Aziz al-Fishtali (1549-1621), the Moroccan scribe in the royal court of Marrakesh during the reign of Mulay Ahmad al-Mansur (reg. 1578-1603), provide valuable information about English political and naval activity in the last decade of the 16th century. The letters of al-Fishtali include the only contemporary description of the English Queen by a non-European writer.
KW - Abd al-Aziz al-Fishtali
KW - Anglo-Moroccan relations
KW - Mulay Ahmad al-Mansur
KW - Philip II of Spain
KW - Queen Elizabeth I
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U2 - 10.1163/138537808X297153
DO - 10.1163/138537808X297153
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:62649161492
VL - 12
SP - 55
EP - 76
JO - Journal of Early Modern History
JF - Journal of Early Modern History
SN - 1385-3783
IS - 1
ER -