History Of The Reformation In England - Softcover

George Gresley Perry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371580021 ISBN 13: 9780371580028

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

History Of The Reformation In England by George Gresley Perry. This work is a comprehensive, narrative history of the English Reformation in the sixteenth century, examining religious, political, and social causes and tracing England's journey from papal bondage to a national church with reform and liberty. Perry surveys pivotal episodes such as the Reformation Parliament and Convocation under Henry VIII, the fall of the monasteries, and the religious progress of the Tudor era, including the first and second English Prayer-Books and the Forty-Two Articles, the Marian persecutions, and the exile of English reformers, leading to the Elizabethan settlement and the establishment of a reformed Church of England. The book interweaves ecclesiastical law, spoliation, and doctrinal developments with political history to show how England’s church authority gradually asserted its independence from Rome. Perry's account emphasizes continuity with England’s historic church and presents a measured, conservative interpretation of reform, grounded in extensive use of sources and a broad historical framework that includes figures such as Cranmer, Crumwell, and Parker. The work is essential for understanding the emergence of the national church and its enduring establishment.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371580021
• ISBN 13: 9780371580028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268