The Impact of the English Reformation 1500-1640

The English Reformation remains deeply controversial. While there is a growing perception that the English experienced a ''long Reformation'', that it was a protracted process rather than an ''event'', very significant historiographical differences remain over the pace of change, the means of implementation, and the degree of enthusiasm with which the English people experienced the dismantling of their medieval Catholic culture. How widespread was the appeal of early Protestantism in England, and what, if anything, did it owe to native roots? How effectively was religious change enacted in the localities, and how did local communities react to the swings of official policy? In what sense was England a ''Protestant nation'' by the early seventeenth century? How much continuity remained with the Catholic past? T ontributions in this book identify and, in different and sometimes contradictory ways, attempt to resolve these and other questions. It is structured in three sections that combine a thematic focus with an overall sense of chronological development, exploring the English Reformation in terms of its origins, implementation, and outcomes.>

Product details

• Authors: Peter Marshall
• Assisted by: Peter Marshall (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.1997
• EAN: 9780340677094
• ISBN: 978-0-340-67709-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Readers in History; Arnold Readers in History; Readers in History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; England, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches