Catholicism and Community in Early Modern England: Politics, Aristocratic Patronage and Religion, C.1550-1640

by Michael C. Questier

Book Overview

This is a study of the political, religious, social and mental worlds of the Catholic aristocracy from 1550 to 1640. Michael Questier examines the familial and patronage networks of the English Catholic community and their relationship to the later Tudors and Stuarts. He shows how the local history of the Reformation can be used to rewrite mainstream accounts of national politics and religious conflict in this period. The book takes in the various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521068800
• ISBN13: 9780521068802
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"