Explore the evolving power of political counsel in early modern English thought. This rigorous study traces the crucial link between counsel, command, and the discourse of sovereignty from the Wars of the Roses to the English Civil War. Gain an original account grounding textual analysis in court politics and intellectual networks. Essential reading for students, scholars, and historians of Western political thought and English history. Discover the fundamental ideas that shaped monarchy and command during a pivotal era of English discourse.