1st Edition

The Catholic Subjects of Elizabeth I

240 Pages

by Routledge

Description

First published in 1978, The Catholic Subjects of Elizabeth I traces the history of the Catholics who refused to accept the Elizabethan State Church. It opens with a short account of the Marian restoration of Catholicism and includes, in order to show the religious alternative which the government offered, a chapter on the Elizabethan Church Settlement. The government legislation against... Read more

1. Queen and Cardinal: The Restoration of Catholicism 1553–8 2. An Alternative to Catholicism: Elizabeth’s Church 3. A Flock Without a Shepherd: 1559–70 4. Government Reaction: The Sharpening of the Law 5. Confrontation: Pope and Queen 1570–1603 6. The Exiles: Writers and Educators 7. Robert Persons and the Political Exiles 8. The Scorching Wind: Catholic Life under Repression 9. Three Members of the Laity: Cornwallis, Tresham, Tregian 10. A Hunted Life: The Clergy 11. Jesuit Invaders 12. Dissension 13. At the End of the Reign

Author(s)

Biography

Adrian Morey

Critics' Reviews

Review of the first publication:

“…this book merits attention because of its objectivity and insight into the problems of the Catholic minority in Elizabethan England.”

— Retha M. Warnicke, The American Historical Review, Volume 84, Issue 1

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