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Archbishop Pole / John Edwards.

Van Pelt Library DA317.8.P6 E39 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Edwards, John, 1949-
Series:
Archbishops of Canterbury series
The Archbishops of Canterbury series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558.
Pole, Reginald.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
Bishops--England--Canterbury--Biography.
Bishops.
Cardinals--Biography.
Cardinals.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Relations with cardinals.
Henry.
History.
Relations with cardinals.
Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547--Biography.
Great Britain.
England--Canterbury.
Great Britain--History--Mary I, 1553-1558--Biography.
Church and state--England--History--16th century.
Church and state.
England.
England--Church history--16th century.
Church history.
Genre:
Biographies.
Church history.
History.
Physical Description:
xv, 314 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]
Summary:
This fresh exploration of the life, work and writing of Archbishop Pole, focuses particularly on Pole's final years (1556-58) as Archbishop of Canterbury. Fully integrating Pole's English and Continental European experiences, John Edwards places these in their historical context and signposts lessons for contemporary issues and concerns. Stressing the events and character of Pole's 'English' life, up to his exile in the 1530s, as well as in his final years in England (1554-58), this book explores his close relationship, both genealogical and emotional, with Henry VIII and Mary I. Portraying Pole as a crucial figure in the Catholic-Protestant division, which still affects Britain today, this book details the first, and so far last, attempt to restore Roman Catholicism as the 'national religion' of England and Wales by telling the life-story of the hinge figure in forging English religious and political identity for several centuries. The final section of this book draws together important and illuminating source material written by Pole during his years as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Contents:
Family and upbringing
The king's servant
Rupture
Reform
Homecoming?
Legate and Archbishop
Consolidation and crisis
Dying
Legacy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index.
ISBN:
9781409420576
1409420574
9781409420583
1409420582
OCLC:
880557580

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