London and the Reformation
Susan Brigden(Author)
Clarendon Press
Published on 1. December 1989
Book
Hardback
696 pages
978-0-19-822774-8 (ISBN)
Description
In London the new faith was fervently evangelized and resisted, as the common religious framework had been dissolved. In its place was a succession of governments and monarchs, such as Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. The dis-proportionate size and wealth of the capital, the strength of its religious example, both refomist and conservative, the network of connections within London and between London and the provinces and overseas and its integration of social forces and high politics meant that London played a major part in the reception of the English Reformation. Drawing on the archival sources of 16th century London, this study explores the religious dilemmas that were confronted during the Reformation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-822774-8 (9780198227748)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The Catholic community; the heretical community; city and church; clergy and community, 1529-1533; the political reformation, 1534-1536; the reformation in religion, 1534-1539; the Act of Six Articles and its victims; politics and persecution, 1540-1546; the old faith and the new; the religion of Edwardian London; the creation of the Commonwealth; London and high politics in the reign of Edward VI; "troy untrue" and the rebellions of Queen Jane and Queen Mary; "partly for love, partly for fear, to conformity".