| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain
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Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-212) and index. |
| Contents |
9780719071058; 9780719071058; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notes for the reader; List of abbreviations; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1 A 'corrupt' Church?; Chapter 2 Playing with fire:the Reformation under James V; Chapter 3 The crisis of 1543; Chapter 4 1544-50: imperial reformation; Chapter 5 1549-59: Catholic Reformation; Chapter 6 1543-59: underground Reformation; Chapter 7 1557-59: the makings of a rebellion; Chapter 8 1559-60: from rebellion to revolution; Conclusion:the Scottish Revolution?; Select bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Scottish Reformation of 1560 is one of the most controversial events in Scottish history, and a turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. Yet its origins remain mysterious, buried under competing Catholic and Protestant versions of the story. Drawing on fresh research and recent scholarship, this book provides the first full narrative of the question. Focusing on the period 1525-60, in particular the childhood of Mary, Queen of Scots, it argues that the Scottish Reformation was neither inevitable nor predictable. A range of different?Reformations? were on offer in the sixteenth c. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Reformation -- Scotland.
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Reformation. |
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Scotland. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ryrie, Alec. Origins of the Scottish Reformation. Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave, 2006 (DLC) 2006389739 |
| ISBN |
9781847793850 (electronic book) |
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1847793851 (electronic book) |
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0719071054 (hardback) |
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9780719071058 |
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9780719071065 (paperback) |
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0719071062 (paperback) |
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