The Women Who Saved Catholic England: Risking All to Protect Tudor and Stuart Priests

by Martyn R. Beardsley

Much has been written about the historical persecution of Catholics. Priests in particular became prime targets during the heightened tensions of the Armada and the Gunpowder Plot. But those whom they relied on for shelter have received little attention - until now. The underground network of lay supporters, the Catholic Resistance, mostly comprised courageous women of the great (and sometimes not so great) families of England, and their houses riddled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399042300
• ISBN13: 9781399042307
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 208 Pages