Lord Burghley and Episcopacy, 1577-1603 / Brett Usher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Usher, Brett, 1946-2013, author.

Series:

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history

St Andrews studies in Reformation history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.

Burghley, William Cecil.

Church of England.

Episcopacy--History of doctrines--16th century.

Episcopacy.

Church of England--Bishops--History--16th century.

Bishops.

History.

Episcopacy--History of doctrines.

England--Church history--16th century.

England.

Church history.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

xxii, 278 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2016]

Summary:

Lord Burghley and Episcopacy, 1577-1603 examines the selection and promotion of bishops within the shifting sands of ecclesiastical politics at the Elizabethan court, drawing on the copious correspondence of leading politicians and clerical candidates as well as the Exchequer records of the financial arrangements accompanying each appointment. Beginning in 1577, the book picks up the narrative where Brett Usher's previous book ('William Cecil and Episcopacy, 1559-1577') left off, following the fall of Archbishop Grindal, which brought the Elizabethan church to the brink of disaster. The book begins with an outline of the period under review, challenging the traditional view of corruption and decline. Instead Usher provides a more complex picture, emphasizing the importance of court rivalries over patronage and place, and a broadly more benign attitude from the Exchequer, which distinguishes the period from the first half of the reign. Within this milieu the book situates the dominance of the Cecils - father and son - in ecclesiastical affairs as the key continuity between the two halves of Elizabeth's reign.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472459695

1472459695

OCLC:

919202212

Publisher Number:

40025793252