The English Reformation and the laity : Gloucestershire, 1540-1580 / Caroline Litzenberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Litzenberger, C. J., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in early modern British history.

Cambridge studies in early modern British history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--England--Gloucestershire.

Reformation.

Gloucestershire (England)--Religion.

Gloucestershire (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

The English Reformation & the Laity

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the effects of the English Reformation on the full spectrum of lay religion from 1540 to 1580 through an investigation of individuals and parishes in Gloucestershire. Rather than focusing on either the acceptance of Protestantism or the demise of the traditional Catholic religion, as other historians have done, it considers all shades of belief against the backdrop of shifting official religious policy. The result is the story of responses ranging from stiff resistance to eager acceptance, creating a picture of the religion of the laity which is diverse and complex, but also layered as parishes and individuals expressed their faith in ways which reflected the institutional or personal nature of their piety. Finally, while the book focuses on Gloucestershire, it reveals broad patterns of beliefs and practices which could probably be found all over England.

Contents:

1. Setting the scene

2. Gloucestershire in the 1530s

3. The new diocese of Gloucester (1540-1546)

4. The advent of Edwardian Protestantism (1547-1553)

5. A return to the old religion (1553-1558)

6. The early years of Elizabeth's reign (1559-1569)

7. The clarification of the religious settlement (1570-1580)

App. A. Sources and methodology

App. B. Results of wills analysis

App. C. Parish finances.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-58201-3

0-511-00083-9