Item details: The burning time : Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, and the Protestant martyrs of London - 48185094

The burning time : Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, and the Protestant martyrs of London

text The burning time : Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, and the Protestant martyrs of London

Rounding, Virginia

Summary: Offers an account of the religious persecutions in England under Henry VIII and his daughter, Mary, with a focus on the lives of Baron Richard Rich, who played a role in the persecutions, and John Deane, who managed to avoid them throughout the period.

Contents: Introduction: setting the scene -- Boiling, burning and ambition -- Fuel for the fire -- The making of martyrs -- Recantations and reversals -- Dissolution and discipline -- "Lo, faithless men against me rise" -- Denunciations and near-escapes -- ... Read more

Format: text

Description: xvi, 459 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Publisher: St. Martin's Press 2017

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	270 ROU in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	270 ROU in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Christian martyrs England London History 16th century Christian heretics England London History 16th century Smithfield (London, England) History 16th century Martyrdom Christianity History 16th century Persecution England History 16th century Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Great Britain History Edward VI, 1547-1553 Great Britain History Mary I, 1553-1558 England Church history 16th century

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