London and the Reformation

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, History, British
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Author: Susan Brigden ISBN: 9780571322619
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: November 27, 2014
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: Susan Brigden
ISBN: 9780571322619
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: November 27, 2014
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

London and the Reformation (1989) was the first book by Susan Brigden (later to win the prestigious Wolfson Prize for her Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest). It tells of London's sixteenth-century transformation by a new faith that was both fervently evangelised and fiercely resisted, as a succession of governments and monarchs - Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary - vied for control. London's disproportionate size and wealth, its mix of social forces and high politics, and the strength of its religious sectors made the capital a key factor in the reception of the English Reformation. Brigden draws upon rich archival sources to examine how these religious dilemmas were confronted.

'A tour de force of historical narrative... which can be read with both pleasure and profit by scholars and non-scholars alike.' Times Literary Supplement

'Magisterial... richly detailed... teeming with the vivid street language of the sixteenth century.' London Review of Books

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London and the Reformation (1989) was the first book by Susan Brigden (later to win the prestigious Wolfson Prize for her Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest). It tells of London's sixteenth-century transformation by a new faith that was both fervently evangelised and fiercely resisted, as a succession of governments and monarchs - Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary - vied for control. London's disproportionate size and wealth, its mix of social forces and high politics, and the strength of its religious sectors made the capital a key factor in the reception of the English Reformation. Brigden draws upon rich archival sources to examine how these religious dilemmas were confronted.

'A tour de force of historical narrative... which can be read with both pleasure and profit by scholars and non-scholars alike.' Times Literary Supplement

'Magisterial... richly detailed... teeming with the vivid street language of the sixteenth century.' London Review of Books

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