Henry VIII and the English Reformation / Edition 2

by Richard Rex

Overview

This updated edition of an influential interpretation of Henry VIII's Reformation retains the analytical edge and lucidity of the original work. Richard Rex emphasizes the personal role of Henry VIII in driving the Reformation process, as well as the considerable reinforcement of Henry's power rendered by that process. In a powerful new chapter which takes into account recent research, Rex elucidates the way in which politics and religion interacted in early Tudor England.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403992734
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/01/2006
Series:	British History in Perspective , #74
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2006
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

RICHARD REX is Senior Lecturer in Church History in the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge, and is Director of Studies in History at Queens' College, Cambridge, UK. He has published widely on late medieval and Tudor Church history and his previous publications include The Lollards (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002).
RICHARD REX is Senior Lecturer in Church History in the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge, and is Director of Studies in History at Queens' College, Cambridge, UK. He has published widely on late medieval and Tudor Church history and his previous publications include The Lollards (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002).

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction
Divorce and Supremacy
Church and Crown
Popular Religion
Vernacular Religious Culture
Doctrinal Division
The Politics of Religion
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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From the Publisher

An excellent survey, accessible to students, which encourages them toengage with ideas and evidence.' - Peter Marshall, University of Warwick, UK

Editorial Reviews

Not a historical narrative, but an analytical account of the logic of Henry's 16th-century reformation. Looks at the conditions and the events, the nature of the monarchy, the effect on the official and popular religions and on vernacular and literate culture, and how it led eventually to religious division and a devastating war. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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