1st Edition

Edwin Sandys and the Reform of English Religion

By Sarah L. Bastow Copyright 2020
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the complexities of reformed religion in early-modern England, through an examination of the experiences of Edwin Sandys, a prominent member of the Elizabethan Church hierarchy. Sandys was an ardent evangelical in the Edwardian era forced into exile under Mary I, but on his return to England he became a leader of the Elizabethan Church. He was Bishop of Worcester and London and... Read more

Introduction: The Reform of English Religion

1. Tales of Exile and Narratives of Reform

2. Settling Religion and Fox Hunting in the North, 1558-9

3. Establishing Reformed Religion in the Diocese of Worcester: An Enemy Is Bourne

4. Religion in London: "The End of All Things Is At Hand: Be Ye Therefore Sober"

5. A Reformer in a Conservative County: "That Being Delivered Out of the Hands of Our Enemies We May Serve Him"

Conclusion: Death and Legacy

Biography

Sarah L. Bastow is Head of History at the University of Huddersfield.