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Gospel and Henry VIII by Alec Ryrie
Evangelicals in the Early English Reformation
An appraisal of the religious policies of the final years of Henry VIII's reign.During the last decade of Henry VIII's life, his Protestant subjects struggled to reconcile two loyalties: to their Gospel and to their king. This book tells the story of that struggle and describes how a radicalised English Protestantism emerged from it. Focusing on the critical but neglected period 1539--47, Dr Ryrie argues that these years were not the 'conservative reaction' of conventional historiography, but a time of political fluidity and ambiguity. Most evangelicals continued to hope that the king would favour their cause, and remained doctrinally moderate and politically conformist. The author examines this moderate reformism in a range of settings - in the book trade, in the universities, at court and in underground congregations. He also describes its gradual eclipse, as shifting royal policy and the dynamics of the evangelical movement itself pushed reformers towards the more radical, confrontational Protestantism which was to shape the English identity for centuries. |
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| Author(s) : Alec Ryrie | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0521036658 | ISBN-13 : 9780521036658 |
| RRP : £29.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 31/05/2007
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page Length : 330mm
Page Size : 228mm