The Benefits of a Warm Study

Abstract

In the sixteenth century, many writers and intellectuals argued that energy and time should be concentrated on defending the borders of England and the legacy of the Reformation rather than on squandering precious assets on futile and risky efforts at expansion or travel to distant places. It was easy enough to make a case against empire. Anyone who could read a book was acutely aware of the story of the decline of the Roman Empire, supposedly caused when it overstretched itself. Travel to hostile countries such as Spain was forbidden. Roger Ascham's famous attack on travelers to Italy probably spoke to many who were keen to control a potentially hostile people exposed to alien influences.

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