From Catholic To Protestant: Religion And The People In Tudor And Stuart England (Introductions to History)

This work, aimed at students unfamiliar with religious ideas and terminology, attempts to convey the centrality of religion to people's lives in early modern England, and to understand why people were prepared to die and kill for their faith. From Catholic to Protestant explores the role of religion in people's lives in early modern England. Aimed at students with little familiarity with religious ideas or terminology it seeks to discern the people behind the beliefs: it shows how they viewed the world and why they thought and acted as they did. The book explains why consecutive Tudor governments sought to change aspects of the nation's beliefs and investigates the impact of the Reformation at grassroot level. It depicts the varieties of faith that developed in Elizabethan England, examining Calvinist ideas and Puritan mentalities. The changing relationship between religion and popular culture is highlighted. From Catholic to Protestant provides an accessible introduction to central themes of sixteenth-century English history Annotation This work, aimed at students unfamiliar with religious ideas and terminology, attempts to convey the centrality of religion to people's lives in early modern England, and to understand why people were prepared to die and kill for their faith First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company