Persecution and Toleration in Protestant England 1558-1689

by John Coffey

Book Overview

This fascinating work is the first overview of its subject to be published in over half a century. The issues it deals with are key to early modern political, religious and cultural history.

The seventeenth century is traditionally regarded as a period of expanding and extended liberalism, when superstition and received truth were overthrown. The book questions how far England moved towards becoming a liberal society at that time and whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582304644
• ISBN13: 9780582304642
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"